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Microsoft Research announces their new AURA barcode reader. AURA is an “Advanced User Resource Annotation” device that turns a cellphone’s camera into a barcode reader.
The AURA is a software and hardware package that uses a special lens adaptor to capture barcode images for decoding through the beta software. Willing beta-testers can get their free kit by signing up with Microsoft Research’s beta team. Once decoded, the software will lookup the information linked to the barcode on the web and report back with search-style results. But it should be noted that the AURA is in its beta stage, so you can expect the final product to be significantly different from the beta version. Namely, the lens adaptor will likely be integrated into the mobile phone.
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
