When the QR codes are snapped with a smartphone that has the right app onboard it will show a custom text message up to 300 characters. The QR code can also link the user to a URL that has other content as well.

They’re are available in 32 background and foreground colors, and offered on archival paper suitable for framing, or on a ready-to-hang canvas. Prints can range from 10-inches to 40-inches in size.

The QR Code Wall Art on paper starts at $29.99 (USD) and getting your print on a 10-inch canvas starts at $49.99, with prices topping out at $349.99 for a 40-inch canvas.

The tattoo was created by Paris-based tattoo artist Karl Marc. As the barcode tattoo was completed, it became the target for an augmented reality application. The whole thing was streamed live while he worked on his friend Marco’s chest for about four hours. Once finished, the tat resulted in a little augmented reality animation on the guys chest.

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The only question that remains is what to do once you get tired of that little animation? Probably just tattoo something else over it. Or, you could just create a new animation, I suppose. Adding an interactive element is something that some people will enjoy. I wonder if someone will end up covering their whole body in augmented reality targets.

[via Make:]

The system works like this: Images of numerous items are postered on walls in the subway station, merchandized just like they are at the physical store. Each image is accompanied by a QR code of the products. Users shop the “aisles” of the subway store, selecting items with their smartphone camera. Once all items are picked, quantities selected, and placed in the electronic cart, shoppers simply check out, and shortly after they get home from their train ride, the items are delivered to their homes.

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Clever, no? It’s sort of like a new spin on a service like Peapod, or the long-defunct, but much-beloved Kozmo. The whole instant gratification delivery model has always intrigued me as a consumer, but as Kozmo proved, it’s also costly to operate at a profit.

Still, with one-in-five South Koreans owning a smartphone, and not all of them living near one of the few Tesco Home plus stores, this is a great opportunity for them to expand their market, and for consumer convenience. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted waiting for the train to arrive, and wishing I could use the time more productively. I hope to see something like this here in the U.S. sometime soon.

[via KoreAm via My Modern Met]

It’s a great idea, though it defeats the purpose if you’re shipping one of these mugs. If you’re just picking one up in a store, I guess it makes more sense.

Unfortunately, the BEEP Mug isn’t yet available, so you’ll need to keep your eyes peeled on the Designboom store if you want one. Barcode scanner not included.

[via Designboom]

Four columns of bright blue LEDs dot the front to tell the time in Tokyoflash’s typically offbeat way. Each LED in column one translates to five hours, column two shows one hour increments, the third column shows ten minute intervals and the last column shows single minutes. So the example in the picture above reads “10:15″. It’s actually not that difficult to read once you get the hang of it.

The Barcode Black retails for ¥21,900, which is about $178 dollars here in the States.