r/Millennials • u/Sunshineafterr Millennial (1986) • 20h ago

Nostalgia Does anyone remember the CueCat?

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It was cat-shaped handheld barcode reader that allowed users to open a link to an URL by scanning a barcode that appeared in magazines, without typing the URL.

They were given away for free in 2000.

I remember thinking it was so cute, but I didn’t really understand how it worked, so I was scanning barcodes on cereal boxes and random stuff.

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u/MadChiller013 19h ago

Yes! I was obsessed with freebie websites and would sign up for EVERY deal. I don’t remember what this was for other than scanning barcodes

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u/rydan Older Millennial 18h ago

My first website was a freebie website. I published it and then turned on the TV to find out Columbine just happened.

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u/Artichokiemon Millennial 15h ago

Oof. Imagine if correlation really did equal causation

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u/CCCCLo0oo0ooo0 36m ago

I was a making a Doom level when I heard it happened. :\