QR code on Youtube's Iphone WAP site

How is YouTube using QR Codes ??

This is the question I have been trying to answer in my head but haven't come up with a convincing answer yet.

YouTube has added a link "Qr Code" on the video wap pages just below the Share Video link. The link opens up to a Image of a QR code that is encoded with the URL of the video. What is strange is that this link only appears when I visit wap site with my Iphone. The blackberry and Nokia N70 does not show this link.

So whats the point of allowing a Iphone user to view a QR code image ????

hmmm.... The YouTube app on the Iphone does not scan QR codes... atleast not yet...
One thought that I could come up with was that a newer version of the Iphone YouTube Iphone app would be able to scan the images directory on the phone, locate QR codes, decode them and allow the user to view these videos inside the application. The user visiting the wap site would simply have to save the QR code image in their phone's images directory....

Elect your congress man via your cell phone

Read about the story on engadget. People in Estonia can vote in the 2011 parliamentary elections using their cell phone. How convenient :). I am not sure how it works exactly but the user is required to get a special chip ( free ) that verifies his identity.

read the article: here

Mom gets on the blogosphere

I havent been blogging lately but its nice to see that my Mom has really taken a fancy towards blogging. She decided to put up the traditional indian recipies with her distinct touch and variations on to the blogosphere for all to see. Way to go Mom......

Her Blog: http://nidhiraizada.blogspot.com/

Check it out, I am amazed by the details she has put into each post.

Now thats punishment

"Police chiefs in the Thai capital, Bangkok, have come up with a new way of punishing officers who break the rules - an eye-catching Hello Kitty armband."

I bet this gonna reduce the number of minor infractions drastically. :).


read the complete article here

Flashcode: 2D barcodes in France

The flashcode service has launched in France. Flashcode(s) are basically Datamatrix barcodes that allow a user ( from SFR, Orange or Bouygues telecom) to scan the flashcode and access content situated in the Gallery portal of the carriers.

More info in french: http://www.flashcode.fr/