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Posted by CmdrTaco on from the click-on-this dept.

RunAmuk writes "Wired is reporting about being able to "Point and click your mobile phone at a poster in London movie theaters this July and you'll be able to directly access the movie's Web page." While there are many practical uses for this technology, like in museums as the article suggests." I'd like to use it at video rental places and CD stores to get product reviews.

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  1. Is it just me... by Coke+in+a+Can · · Score: 0, Redundant

    or does this resemble cuecat quite a lot?

  2. Sounds familiar by Quixote · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Hmm... I wonder if it will fare better than that feline, :::Cue::Cat::: ?

    I wonder if there is a market out there for such 'convergence' devices?

  3. Re:RFID by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sounds more like a cellphone with a built-in CueCat or whatever. WILL IT EVER DIE?!

  4. Automated Google Stalking! by MongooseCN · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can you point it at a cute girl on the street and have her name automatically searched for in Google? Instant digital stalking!

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