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Semacode - Hyperlinks For The Real World

Posted by timothy on from the cuecat dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Semacode is a fascinating concept - it involves encoding a standard network/web URL in visual form (essentially a 2D bar code) that can be displayed in the real world for people to 'read' with semacode-enabled connected devices. The reference platform for now is the Symbian/Series 60 phone platform - specifically, the Nokia 3650 . Semacode also works with the Nokia 6600 and 7650 camera phones."

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  1. Didn't radioshack do the same thing? by logicalnoise · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It was a device calle dthe CAT. You could get one free from radio shack. It would connect between your keyboard and computer. And you could scan Generic UPC barcodes to get to the corresponding site. I tried it and it usually worked. Unfortunatly I couldn't find a viable use for the device.

  2. CueCat Redux? by helzerr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We all remember how well that one flew...

  3. Re:CueCat by Chelloveck · · Score: 1, Redundant
    out of curiosity, is anyone working on a 3D barcode???

    Actually, yes. Look up Ultracode. It's a barcode with two spacial dimensions plus a color dimension.

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