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The marketer's meow.(Cue Cat home bar code reader)(Evaluation)
Convergence--the heralded melding of print and broadcast media with the Internet--is likely to take years to develop, if it happens. Marketers have tried to jump-start the process with the Cue Cat, a plastic bar-code reader that's free at RadioShack stores. As we went to press, 2 million Cue Cats had been distributed, with 10 million expected by the end of December. Attach the Cue Cat to your PC (a Mac version is in the works), and scanning specially coded ads or articles in Wired, Forbes, or Parade Magazine takes you to a page on the web where you can learn more and possibly buy the products online. Codes are also planned for newspapers and TV stations, for users who connect their TV to a computer.
Our experience with Cue Cat yielded mixed results. Scanning listings ...
- READY TO CUE UP? GEAR GETS INTERACTIVE WITH THE NEW: CUE CAT SCANNER.
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Lipton, Brian Scott Moin, David March 16, 2001 700+ words
...codes -- which is your cue to use the new :Cue Cat technology. When you place the :Cue Cat scanner -- a handheld device approximately...and Digital Convergence, the maker of the :Cue Cat, are teaming up for special radio promotions...
- :Cue cat anyone? (News And Notes).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: History Computer Review September 22, 2001 700+ words
Have you received your :Cue Cat barcode reader? Have you used it? Do you still use it? This cat...has not overused this feature. Each chapter seems to have one :Cue Cat barcode on a specific topic (introduced with a paragraph of text...
- Local Bar Code Reader Manufacturer Ready for New Utah Liquor Law.
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 11, 2009 700+ words
Code Corporation Bar Code Reader Features an Age Verification Application...Corporation, a Utah-based bar code reader manufacturer, is ready to implement...CEO of Code Corporation. "The Code Reader 3500 will quickly parse the information...
- How to equip robots with readers: there are many reasons to mount a bar code...
- Magazine article from: Assembly Feldner, Jarid February 1, 2008 700+ words
...areas to address when embedding a bar code reader into robotic assembly equipment: scan...the performance and longevity of a bar code reader. To determine a reader's compatibility...function and a long life for the bar code reader, it should be tested at a minimum of...
- Bar Code Reader CR1200 - New Market Leader.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 15, 2006 700+ words
Code's Bar Code Reader Outperforms and Outprices Competition DRAPER, Utah, Dec...Corporation announced today the release of a significant new bar code reader -- Code Reader 1200(TM) (CR1200) -- using MegaPixel CMOS digital imaging...
- AppForge Visual Basic Development Mobile Software Weds Code Reader 2.0 Cordless...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 26, 2004 700+ words
...to create mobile applications for the Code Reader 2.0 (CR2). Developers can support...said Gary Warren, CEO of AppForge. "Code Reader 2.0 is a great example of a rugged...control the CR2 cordless handheld bar code reader to simplify the collection of advanced...
- Compact multi-code reader reliably identifies data matrix and 1D...
- Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Processing November 1, 2008 700+ words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Multi-Code Reader is designed to read 2D Data Matrix Codes...applications. The versatile Multi-Code reader can identify, verify and qualify most...moving applications. The Multi-Code Reader features a maximum target speed of 7...
- Ease bar-code-reader design by using 8-bit A/D converters. (includes related...
- Magazine article from: EDN Markell, Richard October 26, 1989 700+ words
Ease bar-code-reader design by using 8-bit A/D converters...is a quick swipe across the bar-code reader. Unfortunately, low-cost, dual...cost problem and facilitates bar-code-reader design by combining a half-flash...
