20 Dec
2009
20 Dec
'09
12:45 p.m.
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:29:46PM -0600, John Foust wrote:
At 09:05 PM 12/19/2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Well, what could be done is to attach a QR-Code (two-dimensional
barcode, designed to be well readable even under adverse conditions)
and have the camera on said phone scan it. Just point the phone, hit
scan and go to the encoded URL. Works quite well.
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
Ideally, I'd want something cheap, about half
the size of a credit
card (so it's not easy to lose) that cost about a quarter in
quantities of 1000. Should hold a megabyte or two and be readable
on any computer or mobile device. Write-once is okay, as long as
read-lots is supported. What fills that role today?
Email. :-)
But I sympathize. For many years, I thought there should be a
keyfob device that could send and receive similar biz-card quantities
of personal info, but transfer via audio over the phone or in-person.
How many man-days have you spent writing or saying addresses?
These days, how hard would be it be to modem-tone a URL at the
end of a radio advert or a TV advert? Why aren't street billboards
emitting useful data via Bluetooth and WiFi? Why am I looking at an ad
and then still typing the URL on my Internet-connected phone?