Re: CueCat

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

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Sorry to post this to the list, but Mr Anonymous, you didn't give me an
email address to reply to.

Have a look here :

http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=cuecat

here :

http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=cuecat

and here :

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/13477.html

to catch up on the :CueCat fiasco. Basically though, DigitalConvergence
sent these things out for free, and now they have a cob on because people
are using them as free barcode readers, rather than using them as free
barcode readers to buy their products.

I'm after one becuase it would seem the perfect device to go with my fridge
project. (see http://www.smgsystems.co.uk/ha/myplan.htm)

At 09:38 24/09/00 -0700, you wrote:

>I have not read about what people are using the cuecat for, and I would
be
>interested in knowing, if you wouldn't mind repeating the stories.
>
>I don't know if they are available in the UK as I am in the USA, but I
>picked one up for free at Radio Shack.
>
>Pam


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