Now this is pretty impressive. Old as it may be with the new phones that have the Barcode scannign feature, this scan will reveal what’s been encrypted.

I used http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ to generate this image, and if you have a phone with a Barcode reader (e.g. Nokia N95) then you’ll be able to decrypt the message behind this image.

It seems magazines in the US have this barcode on the cover page that will allow people to scan the barcode and it would reveal the appealing articles in the magazine.

Imagine if you didn’t have the time to hang around in the Newagency in the morning, but scanned all your favourite magazines, saved the data and preview what’s in the magazine in your free time.

There is a little plug-in (which I’ll soon be installing) that will allow you reader to scan the image on the screen, and take my articles on your mobile to read while you’re on the train to work/home.

Most of Nokia’s new mobile handset seems to have this app already built in.

One of the features that I see this being used in Online Real Estate (given that work for Fairfax’s domain.com.au) is where property agents can have this code on the sign-board outside homes where potential buyers walking past can scan the code. The app will then decrypt the message with a link to the domain.com.au website for more information. Yep, steal this idea – and you’ll be hearing from me =)