Regina firm putting QR codes on tombstones
CBC News
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 9:01 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012 8:53 AM CST
QR codes have been showing up in magazines, toys, advertisements and now tombstones. (CBC)
A Regina company is bringing tombstones into the internet age with digital barcodes.
For a fee, Remco Memorials will put a QR (quick response) code on a loved one's headstone.
The codes can be scanned with a smart phone, which then connects people with an online obituary, where they can see pictures and videos or a Facebook tribute page.
Here's a closeup of a QR (quick response) code. (CBC )"People that I've talked to think it's really cool," said Remco spokesman Adam Reeson.
"It will start to change younger people's views on memorialization."
The sticker is made of vinyl and costs $75.
Family members can remove it from the headstone at a later date if they want.
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