The :CueCat scanner was created and distributed free to simplify the problem of looking up information about products on the web: simply scan your product's UPC code, and you're taken right to the appropriate web page, with no danger of stumbling on pages about boycotts, company misbehavior, product flaws, etc.
CueJack is a software application that lets you scan a product with a :CueCat scanner, then displays a web page with "alternative information" about the product's company.