New Scientist has a story about 'point-and-connect' links for wireless devices. Being developed by Sony, the system uses a camera on a laptop to identify other devices on the network.
"A code displayed on a small sticker attached to each device is identified by the laptop's camera. Software running on the laptop then automatically locates the device on the network."
Although it's an intriguing idea, I'm not sure it's all that much easier than current methods, especially if you have to be physically near what you're connecting to.
Interestingly, optical recognition in the consumer space seems suddenly hot -- ZDnet has a story about how cameraphones can be used to purchase things just by snapping a picture of them. Now that's cool.
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