New ‘2D barcodes’ puts info at the tip of your camera phone

ScanLife and Jagtag want you to get in the habit of using your cellphone camera as a magic wand to extract digital content from inanimate objects.

The tech start-ups are in a race to get consumers to scan "2D barcodes" — matrix-like patterns that can hold much more data than the ubiquitous striped barcodes.

By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-05-19-2d-barcodes-camera-phones_N.htm