Microsoft Tries New Barcode

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Aron Schatz
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April 16, 2007
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And it looks like this barcode will fail. The 2D barcode uses colored triangles to provide more information. Yet, the traditional barcodes still stand up.

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The color bar code is being targeted especially for use on commercial media such as movies, video games and other recordings. Microsoft said the High Capacity Color Bar Code could start showing up on DVDs by the end of this year, thanks to a deal it has signed with an organization that helps coordinate product labeling for audiovisual works. The idea is that after adding the new bar code, then DVDs and their packages would offer added security or, potentially, links to a movie trailer or other bonus features.


Now hold up that disk to prove that you purchased it to the camera built into the device...

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