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Carrying a posy of bright flowers, Dorthe Frydenlund str...
Mrs Frydenlund is among those pioneering a novel way to ...
Nestling amongst the colourful plants and vases is a sto ...
Mrs Frydenlund's 14-year-old son Nikolai has a smartphon ...
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BBC News - Denmark pioneers hi-tech graveyard memorials with QR code
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19267930

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Carrying a posy of bright flowers, Dorthe Frydenlund strolls through a Roskilde graveyard to honour her father Bent, who died earlier this year.

Mrs Frydenlund is among those pioneering a novel way to commemorate the deceased.

Nestling amongst the colourful plants and vases is a stone adorned with a QR (Quick Response) Code.

Mrs Frydenlund's 14-year-old son Nikolai has a smartphone equipped with a free code-reading programme downloaded from the internet for free.

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Code mounted on stone

It's a good way to tell the story of a person and we all have a story”

End Quote Niels Kristian Nielsen

Nikolai reaches down, scans the QR Code with his phone and instantly the screen fills with a photograph of his grandfather, along with a summary of his life.

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<p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">Carrying a posy of bright flowers, Dorthe Frydenlund strolls through a Roskilde graveyard to honour her father Bent, who died earlier this year. </p> <p>Mrs Frydenlund is among those pioneering a novel way to commemorate the deceased. </p> <p>Nestling amongst the colourful plants and vases is a stone adorned with a QR (Quick Response) Code. </p> <p>Mrs Frydenlund's 14-year-old son Nikolai has a smartphone equipped with a free code-reading programme downloaded from the internet for free. </p> <div class="story-feature narrow"> <a class="hidden" href="#story_continues_2">Continue reading the main story</a> <h2 class="quote">&#x201c;<span>Start Quote</span></h2> <img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62378000/jpg/_62378869_gravechip.jpg" alt="Code mounted on stone" height="81" width="144"> <blockquote><p class="first-child">It's a good way to tell the story of a person and we all have a story&#x201d;</p></blockquote> <span class="endquote">End Quote</span> <span class="quote-credit">Niels Kristian Nielsen</span> </div> <p id="story_continues_2">Nikolai reaches down, scans the QR Code with his phone and instantly the screen fills with a photograph of his grandfather, along with a summary of his life. </p>