I tend to be a little surprised the other way, that is that we haven't developed the ability to largely eliminate codes and use the product or printed text itself. Sooner or later, I would expect a supermarket scanner to be able pick the product on the packaging without need to scan the specific potion containing the funny digital code. Similarly, a web site link could be printer on an ad or poster and read by a phone without the need to encode it as a collection of dots or stripes.
I guess the problem is more complex than I thought... - Jim On 8 October 2013 22:43, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thinking about societies in the future, it seems fairly obvious that our > current systems enabling the purchase goods and services are inefficient. > > I predict that soon all ads and all product labels will include QR codes. > > All print, digital & TV ads and all products in our homes, refrigerators > and cupboards will include QR codes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code > > Then, to purchase, consumers will simply scan the QR code to purchase it. > The items will be debited automatically and delivered within a day or so. > > Shop by scanning the content of the fridge or scanning magazines, online > and any television advertisement and presto, it is delivered poste haste. > > This does appear a likely scenario. > > Cheers > Stephen > > > > > > > Message sent using MelbPC WebMail Server > > > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
