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Measuring only three millimeters in diameter, detectable by mobile phone cameras as far as 12 feet away and capable of holding hundreds of times the information of traditional barcodes, the new MIT-developed bokode system could revolutionize the way we shop.

As an example, imagine standing in front of a bookshelf holding thousands of books. The bokode system would allow users to immediately find the book they were looking for, just by snapping a photo of the bookshelf with their mobile phone. At $5 a piece to produce, the bokode system is still too pricey to be practical, but this seems like the future to me.

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When you think of New Jersey, your mind isn’t whisked away to a magical island. Instead, you think of guidos, landfills and the all-time Asteroids champion. Sure, I’m from NJ originally, but that’s not going to keep me from hating on my home state.

But for once, New Jersey has something worth checking out. Mikyoung Kim Design has created this landscape installation that features giant luminescent barcodes scattered around the Ocean County Public Library in Toms River, NJ. The barcodes glow in an ambient state, giving the landscape around the library building a unique look. The goal of the installation is to get people thinking about digital patterns and such but I think kids will enjoy running around the lights at night. Keep it simple, keep it fun.

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