Tag: Barcode
QR Code Island: When Hi-Tech & Low-Tech Combine
Interesting things always seem to happen when high-tech and low-tech materials get mixed together into creative art. We've featured this before in an art installation that combined textiles and technology. The result of that design was dozens of LED flowers that were truly stunning.
Today I'd lik ...
The World’s First Virtual Supermarket: Life Just Got Easier
I've been waiting for this to happen, and it finally has. If you think about it, doesn't it seem inefficient for supermarkets to store their groceries in several different stores around town? Doesn't it seem like they could save a lot of money, and more importantly, save a ton of energy and be more ...
Scan Yourself: Geeky Barcode (QR Code) Tattoos
I've read about these tattoos for a few years now, but only recently have they moved from obscure websites to popular culture. Many people like them because they make some sort of philosophical statement about numbers, databases and general consumerism, but I just think they are kinda neat because t ...
Art: Your Favorite Movies Compressed Into Barcodes
Is it just me or is data compression becoming a hot topic? Just the other day, Richard wrote an article about this topic called The Importance Of Internet Real-Time Compression. Today I would like to take a look at data compression again, but from a different perspective. What about compressing d ...
Now You Can Listen To Your Photo’s Stories!
In a perfect world, everything speaks. At least that's what I get out of listening to Apple CEO Steve Jobs and every other new gadget that is supposed to be telling us what we want to hear, see and feel. I am not so sure about this constant buzz around the world. I want my silence whenever I want ...
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