Patrick JamesIn the following video, learn about Ubimark Books, a project to fill printed books with 2D hyperlink codes that a reader can "click" using a smartphone and a web application.
Ubimark is the brainchild of Purdue University professor Sorin Matei; the company offers similar augmented reality products in the form of tours and atlases.
Via The Chronicle of Higher Education
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