The big problem with the CueCat is that when you use it to scan in a URL to read in your browser, it sends some information to the parent company. See http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/cuecat092200.htm an excerpt from which reads: "We intend to use our :C.R.Q. and :Cue:C.A.T. technology to develop and maintain a substantial database of consumer demographic information that our customers can use with our permission to conduct advertising campaigns," reads DigitalConvergence's stock-registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. No, thanks, Harcourt! On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:58:27 -0500 "Melvyn B. King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I just got a CueCat. It's a free bar-code reader. My Harcourt rep. told > me about it. Radio Shack gives > them out for free. Apparently Harcourt's books are going to have little > bar codes in them to > allow students to surf directly from the text to the web site. > > I just installed it but have not tried it. It is claimed to scan any > bar-code and go to the appropriate web site. > > We will see. > > Any experience with this thing out their???? > > Mel -- Jonathan Vaughan Psychology, Hamilton College [EMAIL PROTECTED]
