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QRCode Commando Patch
©2008 tikaro
It was only a matter of time before someone made a QR Code commando patch! This is going to be added to my TAD Gear Stealth Jacket SS posthaste…
Here’s a velcro-backed QRcode patch I’ve been working on. It’s a polyester-twill patch, with the design applied using dye sublimation (so it’s waterproof.) Each p8tch contains a unique encoded URL. That URL can be read by mobile phones, now including the iPhone!
The patch links to a configurable proxy URL. Each p8tch comes with a unique keyphrase that allows you to set the destination. So your patch can link to:
* Your blog,
* Your Flickr photostream,
* Your Facebook/MySpace page
* A Google map link to your secret headquarters,
* Your Amazon Wish list/PayPal tip jar
…whatever you want.Your friend snaps a picture of the QRcode with their mobile phone, and then they’re looking at the URL you set. You know, just like in Japan.
Of course, that’s assuming your friend has a steady hand and some patience; the iPhone QRcode readers are in their infancy, but with some patience and good light, I can reliably shoot a patch with the iPhone. More mature QRcode readers like the ones on board the Nokia N95 are faster (but rarer in the US.)
The design at the top is by Kenn Munk, and there are several available (cf. the next picture)
You can now buy your own at www.p8tch.com!
Source: Velcro Backed QRcode Patches
AdMob for iPhone Advertising Actions Video
The guys over at AdMob have launched a new integrated Ad format for iPhone… Its pretty awesome and is not intrusive at all AND it integrates perfectly with the whole iPhone experience… be interesting to see how this all pans out… Thanks to George Chen for the tip!
Audiko Ringtone Creator (for iPhone)
I created a cool ringtone for Glass Candy - Computer Love, loops well and sounds fantastic!!!
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iPhone 2.0
To install this update, you must download the ipsw file and iTunes 7.7. Open iTunes and clicking the option + clicking the check for update button will prompt iTunes to ask for the ipsw location; once you’ve done that, iTunes will begin the firmware update.
Get your 2.0 firmware on … early!
Updating and restoring iPhone and iPod touch software
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BAPE iGoogle Theme
Get the ‘A Bathing Ape®’ iGoogle Theme
NIGO®’s is the founder of the rapidly expanding, Tokyo streetwear brand A Bathing Ape®, or BAPE®, as well as a DJ in the TERIYAKI BOYZ® and owner of the music label (B)APE SOUNDS®.
The Houston Fence Project, QR Codes
The Houston Fence, located on the corner of Broadway and Houston, is an temporary outdoor installation inspired by QR-code patterns. These bar codes, when scanned with a mobile phone, allow pedestrians to seamlessly connect to online content such as web sites, blogs and others.
More about The Houston Fence Project.
Supermarket of the Future (via BBC News UK)
Nice bit of mobile phone technology and integration going on here… mobile barcodes, mobile barcode payments, mobile messaging, biometric finger print ID, RFID payments, etc… all at a grocery store?
A German supermarket is encouraging customers to scan and ring up their shopping using mobile phones, and check out without the help of a cashier.
It is one of the number of innovations at the new “Future Store” - as Steve Rosenberg discovered when he went along to do his weekly shopping.
RFID Aesthetics
©2008 Ti.mo via Flickr
PingMag takes a closer ‘designer’ look at the appearance of RFID transponders with RFID Aesthetics and More RFID Reading…
