‘Microsoft Tag’ Unveiled at CES

Published on January 8, 2009 By Island Dog In CES 2009

Microsoft released a new iPhone application, along with apps for several other phones, and a new service called ‘Microsoft Apps’. It uses a 2D color barcode system which can be displayed on just about anything, that when used with the Tag application, will send you right to the website of the barcode without the need to type URL’s.

Read more at Neowin.net.

Comments

ZubaZ

on Jan 08, 2009

Who remembers teh Radioshack Cuecat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat

Shadowdragoon

on Jan 09, 2009

This have been usend in Japan for long times, well, moore for web on mobile phone, hold the phone over the "Picture", and it sends you to the website.. well welcome after Microsoft..

danioc

on Jan 10, 2009

This is a really cool utility, I just installed on my iPhone, now just need a place with the tags to test

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