New 3D Barcode able to Store Videos for Mobile Devices

Content Idea of Asia Co. has developed a printable 3D code that can store between 0.6 to 1.8 MB, enough for watching short video commercials on mobile phones.

The 3D code is based on the 2D QR Code (photo). See an explanation on Wikipedia.
Content Idea of Asia Co. calls it PM Code. The PM code consists of up to 24 layers using different colors.
A usage example is for instance to watch a commercial on a mobile phone scanned from a perfume ad in a magazine.The software to read the PM Code will be free. First 3D Barcode video ads should come this Summer in Japan.
More details on Nikkei.Net (Subscription). See also the Content Idea of Asia site (Japanese).

What Others Say about This

If your company wants, it can block your phone

SINGAPORE - A new global cloud-based service offered by SingTel - in response to companies' growing concerns on potential market-sensitive data leaks - has, in turn, sparked worries about privacy issues among working professionals here. Last week, the te ...
Full article at: Today Online  More like this  44 minutes ago

Dodd-Frank, Australian Cuts Threaten Tantalum

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Markets for tantalum metals used primarily in electronics could face short supplies by as early as 2014 in part because of reduced Australian primary production and impending restrictions from the US Dodd-Frank Wall Street refo ...
Full article at: Resource Investor  More like this  1 hour ago

No more weighting around, please

Exclusive to The Gulf Today Here’s something weird. About six months ago, out of the blue, I developed Tennis Elbow. I can’t quite recall how it happened and that’s just one of the weird things about it. The other weird thing is that in the six months I ...
Full article at: GulfToday.ae  More like this  1 hour ago

 

Mobile Phones

4 Million iPhone 4S sold in First Weekend

 

 

• More Mobile Phones Stories
• I4U News Homepage