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The gym, the grocery store, the movie theater, the local SCCA chapter. The list of organizations requiring membership cards to verify a person’s good standing goes on and on. But, that doesn’t mean you need to pack you poor old wallet full of barcode-bearing membership cards.
Albert Alberts has come up with a novel way to rid his wallet of said membership cards with his iPhone. He scanned all cards, front and back, and uploaded them to a specially-created album within iPhoto. The result was an accurate depiction of the membership cards’ barcodes on the iPhone’s multi-touch display.
The barcodes on the iPhone’s screen apparently scan perfectly! But, don’t let lack of an iPhone stop you from putting your membership card on your handset. If your display is large enough, you’ll most likely be able to scan and upload the pics to your mobile phone just the same.
I’ll be scanning all my cards soon. It’s going to be nice to not have to keep track of my gym membership card – I’ve already gone through five or so.
[Via: Lifehacker]
About The Author
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...
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