Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Like it or not, Barcode Hero is your future
[ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:06:33 GMT ]

In Kima Labs' Barcode Hero, users rack up points by scanning stuff they own, wish for or want to recommend. If you get 25 points, you become the "duke" of something. In this case, tea.Barcode Hero is a deft combination of iPhone app, Facebook feed and Foursquare-like "check-ins," wrapped around a hardened core of mercilessly conspicuous consumption. It's definitely awesome — but it's also probably evil.


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