Barcode scanner

[paulos66]

I've recently got a Nokia N95 and irt's got a barcode scanner as an extra; what use is that?

[Ethel]

Ha ha.

It reads info and gives website links - it doesn't work on tins of beans as far as I know. This is hugely popular in the Far East where people make 'bar codes' for their blogs and websites so the information can be accessed by readers like yours.

It prevents bots reading the information.

http://www.jasonbradbury.com/jason_bradbury/20 07/04/n95s_barcode_sc.html

[paulos66]

I want to use it just cos it's there, why couldn't they have given me something useful like a bottle opener

[Fanriffic]

You can try it out using the Pet Shop Boys web site:

http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/

To find out about the Barcode thing, click on the bottom right of the video splash where it says: Find out more about the Integral video.

[paulos66]

Cheers for the replies, not convinced I'll use it regularly though