Thursday, March 01, 2007
RFID, the home version
It should be no surprise that I'm no fan of RFID. Sounds like Walmart is learning the same lesson (the hard way).
Now you too can play with RFID in the privacy of your own home. Amaze your friends, win the school's science fair, harass your sleeping roommates. All with the RFID home kit. So strange I couldn't possibly be making this up.
And if that ain't weird enough for you, how about a RFID stapler?
See? That's why I stick to barcodes myself.
Now you too can play with RFID in the privacy of your own home. Amaze your friends, win the school's science fair, harass your sleeping roommates. All with the RFID home kit. So strange I couldn't possibly be making this up.
And if that ain't weird enough for you, how about a RFID stapler?
See? That's why I stick to barcodes myself.
Labels: RFID barcodes
Barcodes, as in "opera"
Regular readers are probably familiar with this gallery of barcode-inspired artwork.
Whilst trolling for new material, imagine my surprise when I came across barcodes in an opera costume. Not just any opera but "The Queen of Spades".
Additional proof that life is stranger than fiction.
Whilst trolling for new material, imagine my surprise when I came across barcodes in an opera costume. Not just any opera but "The Queen of Spades".
Additional proof that life is stranger than fiction.
Labels: barcodes opera costumes
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Another barcode web site
Never one to leave well enough alone, Azalea Software has launched yet-another barcode web site. UPC, ISBN-13, Code 128, Code 39, and all the rest.
Labels: bar code, barcodes, Code 128, Code 39, ISBN-13, UPC
Friday, February 09, 2007
Here we go...
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that I ain't no fan of cell phones as barcode scanners. Methinks it's a "solution" chasing a non-problem. I always ask myself "does my mother need [fill in the blank]?" 9 times outta 10 the answer is no.
So things get interesting when one thinks through the potential implications of patents & licensing being thrown into the mix.
I still say if this is a legitimate niche (as in profitable) there'd be two, maybe three dominent players by now. It would resemble a mature market instead of nerds playing with their toys.
In other words, tell my why I'm gonna give up my new Sidekick 3 for a barcode scanning cellie. Heck, I've been selling barcode software for almost 18 years and I still don't have a scanner in my own home.
Do you???
So things get interesting when one thinks through the potential implications of patents & licensing being thrown into the mix.
I still say if this is a legitimate niche (as in profitable) there'd be two, maybe three dominent players by now. It would resemble a mature market instead of nerds playing with their toys.
In other words, tell my why I'm gonna give up my new Sidekick 3 for a barcode scanning cellie. Heck, I've been selling barcode software for almost 18 years and I still don't have a scanner in my own home.
Do you???
