Do you have one of those impossible to shop for propeller heads on your gift list? Wondering what to get for the retail geek who has everything? Worry no more. A site called Barcode Gallery has just the thing. It's framed artwork that depicts a giant 2D barcode. But it gets better.
The barcode is actually a secret message that the buyer chooses, and it becomes visible when using a mobile device to look at it. It's the ultimate in geek-to-geek party communication. The message is limited to 300 characters, which I suppose is something for which we should all be grateful. Says the product's creator: "The end result is the creation of a ready-to-hang piece of colorful modern art," apparently using "modern art" as a euphemism for "strange geeky eyesore." Then again, for that coder on your gift list, it may be a thing of beauty.
