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Researchers Debut Barcode Replacement

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-still-not-used-to-the-square-ones dept.

eldavojohn writes "MIT Researchers have unveiled a new potential replacement for barcodes. Using an LED covered with a tiny mask and a lens, these new bokodes can be processed by a standard mobile phone camera and can encode thousands of times more information than your average barcode. New applications are being dreamed up by the team. Dr. Mohan of MIT said, 'Let's say you're standing in a library with 20 shelves in front of you and thousands of books. You could take a picture and you'd immediately know where the book you're looking for is.'"

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  1. Right there it is! by Daravon · · Score: 1, Funny

    You could take a picture and you'd immediately know where the book you're looking for is.

    ...Somewhere on the shelf.

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  2. Why not the book itself? by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    If it is able to hold so much information, why not get the whole book and not just the location? Well, with the books I read that should not be a problem. They are about 8 pages, made of chewable non-toxid cardboard.

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  3. And the best part.... by Orleron · · Score: 3, Funny

    the people at MIT do not have to remember a new word for the technology that replaces barcodes, because the new word, bokode, is pronounced the same way in New England.
    /baaaa code/

  4. Re:A solution with no problem. by Minwee · · Score: 2, Funny

    They said the same thing about lasers when they were first invented.

    They said "What is this thing, and where are you going with that shark?"