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What came of the hidden barcode on the iPhone 3G
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This is the first that I have heard of this, and I am interested as to if it is actually there and what it would stand for.
My guess, probably a link to the serial number to save the Geniuses at the Genius Bar time when dealing with one, by just scanning it instead of entering the numbers...
My guess, probably a link to the serial number to save the Geniuses at the Genius Bar time when dealing with one, by just scanning it instead of entering the numbers...
Interested me too. I have a near-infrared filter for my camera, so out of curiosity I took a shot of the back of my white 3G. I saw nothing unusual. While, as the name implies, near-infrared is not exactly infrared, I would have expected something out of the ordinary there.
Anyone have an infrared cam? I wonder what it's for.
Anyone have an infrared cam? I wonder what it's for.
Still not really sure, it might also be something that tracks the phones while being assembled. Making sure that the serial numbers printed on the casing match those assigned to the phone and the ones printed on the box. It is probably some form of identification to the phone, which would most likely be the phone's serial number.
EDIT: It may also have just rubbed off of something onto that phone. But I have no real clue on this, nothing but speculation.
EDIT: It may also have just rubbed off of something onto that phone. But I have no real clue on this, nothing but speculation.
It's clearly visible. You could:
a) Rotate that picture and use a perspective tool in Photoshop
b) Look at the picture and recreate it in Photoshop
Also, the resulting code will be nonsense without the decoding key for it. Oh, and I must add: It will still be senseless because it will be an internal code that means nothing to use.
Honestly, it's an identification barcode. There isn't any big deal here..
I've scanned the image and done the calculations to decode it!!!!!
You guys are not going to believe this, but it's the number 42!!!!
My God, do you know what this means???
You guys are not going to believe this, but it's the number 42!!!!
My God, do you know what this means???
No nooooo, 42 is an obscure reference to a book!
Who will recognize it? Who, I say??
It's only the most important answer in the universe!
No nooooo, 42 is an obscure reference to a book!
Who will recognize it? Who, I say??
It's only the most important answer in the universe!
Hitch-hikers guide to the Universe
No nooooo, 42 is an obscure reference to a book!
Who will recognize it? Who, I say??
It's only the most important answer in the universe!
OH OH OH OOOOOOOOOOOOH
HAHA, I am too tired
Yeah I get it now
