Xerox Creates Printed Labels With Rewritable Memory

Lucas123 writes: Xerox has announced a line of printed labels that can store up to 36 bits of data that can be used to track shipped products, determine the authenticity and condition of products, and even identify if a medication refill has been authorized, or if a shipping tax has been paid. The key verification features, which are targeted at thwarting counterfeiters, will work offline, allowing secure validation of an object or process without being bound to the Internet. The memory labels can be encrypted for added security and can store up to 68 billion data points.

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36 bits is kind of a strange size

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe whoever headed the project is still bitter about the death of the PDP-10.

Re:What is the big deal?

[peragrin]

Instead of dots why don't you use variable width black lines? We can call it barcoding.