Some companies try a little too hard to appeal to tech-savvy parents. Smart PJs have a code printed on them that bring up a story on your smartphone when scanned by the company’s app. Really. This isn’t a gag. This is clearly what it looks like when someone learns about QR codes and thinks they’re […]
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QR Codes Invade Rio’s Historic Spaces
Rio de Janeiro’s Conservation and Public Works Department is in the process of embedding 30 site-specific Quick Response (QR) codes throughout the city’s black and white mosaic sidewalks. Yes, those pixelated, Space Invader-looking blocks will be, well, invading Rio’s historical attractions to give Rio’s tourism department an injection of technology. Portugal, Wales, Italy, and Colombia […]
Segues: Night Of The Living Tech
By Justin Davis on August 12, 2011 in Columns, Culture, Entertainment, Future Tech, Hardware, Science, Segues, Social Media, TV/Film/Video, Web Applications
Can we find immortality? It looks like technology might be catching up to this long sought-after goal of not kicking on to the afterlife (or absence of one).