Tag: QR Codes
![QR Codes vs. NFC: The Battle For Your Mobile Wallet [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/qr-codes-nfc-communication-infographic-optimized.jpg "QR Codes vs. NFC: The Battle For Your Mobile Wallet [Infographic]")
QR Codes vs. NFC: The Battle For Your Mobile Wallet [Infographic]
It's a little bizarre to think that in a decade from now (or probably before), the traditional wallet will be pretty much extinct. By then, most of us will use our smartphones as our wallets, just like we use our phones for everything else. The term 'mobile wallet' makes me think we'll still hold on ...
High Tech Disposable Diapers Help Parents Track Their Baby’s Health
It's hard to believe that back in the old days, there was no such thing as disposable diapers. Parents had to use pieces of cloth and safety pins. Then diapers evolved into being disposable, and now it seems they're evolving again. These are Smart Diapers, and they are embedded with QR codes. When a ...
Interactive Food: High Tech Sushi With Edible QR Codes On Top
Most of the high tech food creations we've seen over the past year have to do with 3D printing. Today we aren't featuring an edible 3D printed creation, but instead, a high tech interactive food delight that will make your dining experience educational. It will also give you an excuse to be on your ...
Interactive Kids Pajamas With Bedtime Stories Embedded Via QR Codes
Children love bedtime stories, and reading a book is part of the bedtime routine for children all around the world. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to incorporate technology into that process? Maybe you already read eBooks to your children. This is definitely a new twist for bedtim ...
![Compared Mobile Payment Options For Merchants/Consumers [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mobile-payment-options-puchases-infographic-optimized.jpg "Compared Mobile Payment Options For Merchants/Consumers [Infographic]")
Compared Mobile Payment Options For Merchants/Consumers [Infographic]
When it comes to mobile shopping, I think the years 2011 and 2012 will always be remembered as the time when it really took off. I remember a decade ago when my mother told me, "Don't ever type your credit card number into the computer because you'll get scammed." We've come a long way since then. N ...
5 Geeky & Creative Last Minute Gift Ideas For Your Valentine
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and all the romantics out there are planning for the unique, sweet and creative gifts they will be giving their special someones. Besides the usual chocolates, flowers, cakes, teddy bears, dinners and other cheesy classic stuff, what else is out there that would be perfe ...
Printed Magazine Creates An Augmented Reality Experience
I never thought reading a printed magazine would lead me to writing about augmented reality. Right before I went on vacation recently, I noticed a stack of print magazines piled up on my desk. Okay, let's be honest, it was a mini-mountain of magazines just waiting to be read. Why would I have so man ...
15 Creative & Crazy Cool QR Code Designs
By now everyone knows that a QR code is a special barcode that is designed to be read by your smartphone. It's a very simple form of augmented reality since the codes are many times in our offline lives, yet once we scan them; we are taken someone online, if that makes sense. I remember back in earl ...
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 ...
Edible RFID Technology: Changing Our Perception Of Food
If you keep up with the latest evolving technologies, you are probably aware that RFID technology is huge right now. RFID is simply a tracking system that gives the reader information stored on a tag, which is attached to the object. If you are like me, you wondered exactly what the differences betw ...
Interactive Headstones: Bringing Technology To The Cemetery
I know this is a morbid thought, but what if we schedule some tweets, and then we die, and those tweets go out afterwards on schedule? They'll literally be tweets from a ghost. I remember when Richard wrote about Webwill which is a service that streamlines all our social media so when we die someday ...
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