Click here for End of the World, Part 1 Why, oh why didn’t you listen to your mother? She told you to follow a career in science. If you had, you may have been one of the lucky six astronauts currently circling the earth in the International Space Station right now. And you know what […]

Way back in 2000, or was it 1999?  Locals can’t really remember.  But it’s been a few years already since the time that doomsday theorists, so called “esoterics,” or mystic believers, last descended on the sleepy French village of Bugarach (population 189).  These trekkers believe that the local mountain, Pic de Bugarach, is the ideal […]

A tribute to QR Codes predecessor, the Bar Code, in memory of Norman Joseph Woodland, Sept 6, 1921 – Dec 9, 2012. We pause to honor Norman Joseph Woodland, co-founder of bar code technology, who died Sunday.  Woodland was 91 years old. As we mention in our eBook—What are QR Codes?—Woodland and Bernard Silver were […]

Oh, how we love a good rivalry. – The Hatfields vs. The McCoys (McCoy’s pig wandered over to Hatfield’s property; Hatfields claimed the hog as their own; 13 years later two Hatfields and 8 McCoys were dead in this legendary feud) – Ali vs. Frasier (Three fights: “The Fight of the Century,” 1971; “the Second […]

Black Friday, the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season, is the follow-up to Thursday’s Thanksgiving celebration.  We’ve seen QR Codes used to great advantage to thank customers for their ongoing patronage, while inspiring them to take advantage of special deals and promotions.  Taking the holiday season from green-and-red to black-and-white (with a tasteful spot […]

QR Codes are giving some teams and their sponsors a competitive edge on and off the field.  The betting website Betfair has created the world’s first QR Code made with soccer balls (OK, we’re using a little creative license here, they are called footballs in Europe!).  Using over 2,000 balls, the stunt was intended to […]

Well, it’s almost that time of the year again when we get together with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving.  This is good news for us, as we will gorge on stuffing, cranberry, salads, cakes, and of course… turkeys — gobble, gobble. QR Code Placecards.  This could be the Thanksgiving to try an interesting experiment […]

Looking for some fresh ideas for your Thanksgiving dinner?  Scan the red QR code to be directed to the award-winning epicurious.com’s Thanksgiving page.  The food site features over 28,000 tested and tasty recipes from top chefs, leading restaurants, popular cookbooks, and leading magazines. Worried about how to prepare enough food to feed the army you’ve […]