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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Mobile Phones and 2D Barcodes Enable Signage and Lifehacks

I stumbled onto a conversation on the use of machine-readable 2-dimensional optical codes (A.K.A. 2D matrix code, barcode and symbologies) to communicate with mobile phones equipped with cameras and scanning software. Applications of 2D barcodes have expanded from its origins in tracking automobile parts and shipped packages to include convenient access to information for wayfinding and advertising

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Kindle in Every Backpack?

The Kindle 2 does one thing really well: it allows you to read books. The display is superbly designed, allowing the user full reading time free of eye strain. The device is light-weight, mobile, with a simple interface for paging.