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:CueCat Revisited

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Web2.0 Revives Interest in Failed Feline

 

Recently, I discovered that my vintage PS2 :CueCat Scanner worked perfectly to scan ISBN codes into LibraryThing and added nearly 100 new titles to my LibraryThing library in under an hour.

 

I've noticed more buzz around the :CueCat lately.  Here's its story and what it's been up to lately. 

:CueCat Blog Search 

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:CueCat on eBay 

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LibraryThing Blog 

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Talk about :CueCat 

Did you have one of the original :CueCats? Love using the cat in LibraryThing? Have another great idea for using the :CueCat? Share your :CueCat stories!

New :CueCat Applications 

LibraryThing | Catalog your books online
LibraryThing catalogs yours books online, easily, quickly and for free.
Scan your grocery list into Grocist - Lifehacker
Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live.
Barcodepedia.com
Barcodepedia.com A project by Chris Benjaminsen
Barcodepedia is a community based online barcode database. The database is completely free..
Javascript :CueCat Decoder
JavaScript :CueCat Decoder
To use, simply place the cursor in the first field below, and then use
your :CueCat to scan a barcode. Then, click the "translate" button, and
the numeric value of the bar code will be displayed in the field labelled "Full
code translation". Note that this is currently ...
ISBN Tools: Script for CueCat ® barcode scanner
ISBN toolsCueCat Scripts Book Search ISBN directory ISBN.javaJavaScript :CueCat Decoder ==> ISBN LinkBaton To use, simply place the cursor in the first field below, and then useyour :CueCat to scan a barcode. Then, click the "translate" button,

:CueCat Technical Guides 

PDF Document - CueCat notes
Nice overview document with step by step instructions for using the :CueCat.

:CueCat on Amazon 

Joe Grand's Best of Hardware, Wireless, & Game Console Hacking: Includes DVD with 20 Hacks in High-Res Color

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/02/2008) Buy Now

:CueCat History 

Articles from 1998-2001 describing the original premise behind the :CueCat, its launch and demise.
Consumers fail to make CueCat purr | CNET News.com
Consumers fail to make CueCat purr | As advertising sales go to the dogs, an offbeat marketing scheme aimed at bridging print and online media with CueCat digital scanners is getting bitten. | March 29, 2001, 12:05 PM PT | Gwendolyn Mariano
"CueCat" users' information let out of the bag | CNET News.com
In the race to turn consumers on to digital scanners, DigitalConvergence stumbled on a security breach recently that left its new members' names and email addresses vulnerable to unsolicited email, or "spam."
Wasting Money on Cats - Joel on Software
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jobs.joelonsoftware.com.
Wasting Money on Cats
By Joel Spolsky
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 Did you get this little box in ...
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