You might say technology is giving death a new look! Old and tired: Dull, engraved granite headstones. New and Hot: Electronic interactive headstones! No kidding! One funeral company in the southern English town of Poole is offering to add quick response (QR) codes to headstones which will link smartphones to online memorials illustrated with pictures, videos and contributions from family and friends. Chester Pearce Funeral Home says QR barcodes enable visitors to learn a lot more about the person buried beneath gravestones than the age, dates of birth and death and the odd biblical passage or literary quote usually written on them. "It's about keeping people's memories alive in different ways," said managing director Stephen Nimmo. He added, "When you lose somebody, whether it be suddenly or ongoing, you can really struggle with things. Talking about them is very important, keeping their memory going is very important and this is just an add-on to that." Close friends and family given a password are also able to add personal messages of their own.