QR – Techcitement*

Are Smart PJs, With App-released Embedded Stories, A Dumb Idea?

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:52:45 +0000

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 […]

QR Codes Invade Rio’s Historic Spaces

William Jarrell — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:02:36 +0000

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

Justin Davis — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:00:13 +0000

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).