This is oldish news, but it’s still so insane it’s cool. A gravestone manufacturer in Japan has started offering QR Codes on the stones it churns out. The code is readable by properly outfitted mobile phones, and reading the code will open the phone’s browser window and link to a web site with details and (pre-death) photos of the deceased.
It’s a good way of remembering the deceased, but the question is how long the technology will be viable. Mind you, I can just see a new hobby forming: tomb hunting! Collect them all! “I’ll trade you a Jenkins QR for the Watkins QR you have there!”
[Link: Mainichi Daily News via BoingBoing]
