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Microsoft Tag, Smartphone-Scannable Barcodes
dhavleak writes "Microsoft Research has come up with Microsoft Tag: '...just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Nothing to type, no browsers to launch!' Device support is fairly extensive (iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry and more), and tag scanning appears to work quickly and reliably from different distances and angles. Long Zheng has an overview on his site. The Tag is similar to a barcode, but has obvious visual differences — colored vs. black and white, and triangles vs. squares or lines. The technology looks interesting, but will it get the adoption necessary to be successful? What applications do you see for such technology?"
Microsoft...always trying to re-invent the wheel and try to pass it on as a new invention.
[troll] A truly American company ![/troll]
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Yeah, I agree, Microsoft tags on t-shirts ? EWW.
2 girls 1 cup = YEAH!
Hey, one day I decided to be modded as a troll so I acted like a zealous Apple fanboy. I was modded as "funny"...
The Wise adapts himself to the world. The Fool adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the Fool.