Tag The World Around You
Have you tried Microsoft’s Mobile Tag concept? If you’ve seen symbols like the one above and wondered what they are or how they work, here’s a brief explanation.
The “Tag” four color barcode is comprised of one byte and four symbols. Why is this concept so cool? Instead of typing web addresses into your smart phone (Windows Mobile, J2ME, iPhone, Blackberry, and Symbian S60 phones) you snap a picture of this coded symbol and then within seconds you are directed to the information online. These symbols are showing up in magazines, on the side of boxes and bus stops. I actually just saw this in Crutchfield magazine.
To read these tags, download the iPhone Tag Reader app or point your smart phone browser to http://gettag.mobi. You will need a camera and internet connection to use this technology.
Believe it or not “Tag” been around for over a year, so why hasn’t it taken off?
http://www.microsoft.com/tag/
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