Comments on: Google’s square barcode ad scheme: CueCat 2.0!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:44:59 +0000

Sounds like another story from Crunch – http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/09/17/thrrum-visual-browser-available-for-sony-ericsson-phones/

By: Pat Hawks

Pat Hawks — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:44:08 +0000

They also had a version of the CueCat that you connected to your TV and when CueCat aware ads came on TV, a website would pop-up on your computer.
This flopped, not only because everybody HATES pop-up ads with a passion, but because the gear to connect to your TV cost twenty bucks (No kidding! They wanted you to pay THEM so YOU could see pop-up ads!).
I wish I could say I was smart enough not to spend the money, but I still have this sucker in my basement, for oddity’s sake.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:21:22 +0000

I loved the Cue Cat for about 1 second. Then I threw it in the garbage bin.

By: 2playedout

2playedout — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:15:31 +0000

I remember the cuecat I got it at radioshack. I think I though out the kitty a few years ago. It was rather stupid. I never understood the real point behind it but it was interesting for 3 mins.