Though QR (Quick Response) barcodes haven’t been as prolific in 2008 as maybe some of us had hoped, 2009 looks to be a whole different story.  I’ve been following the technology since its inception, and though I knew it would be hard to catch on in the US due the state of our mobile technology

I decided to have a look at the Microsoft HCCB tags. It’s incredibly easy to generate QR codes, and I wanted to see if that experience was replicated here. After logging onto the Tag Reader page, the entire process took about two minutes. Step One was to specify the tag type, address and how long it ...

Vincent Berge the CEO of Mobile Distillery left a comment on one of my articles stating that QR was cool but 2009 would be the year of NFC. Now, I digested the comment but didn’t really think about it – until a very heated New Year’s discussion.  What happened? Well, I was playing with QR codes and talking ...

Found under: Symbian, Freeware, Smartphones, Neo Reader is a freeware application for Symbian devices which will let you scan barcodes. It might just be that cool application you were waiting for. Neo Reader will let you scan all the standard code types Data Matrix QR codes Aztec Codes EAN UPC and Code 128. That means you wont have to combine it with any other software to be able to scan absolutel...

OK - after much deliberation - our leaders in the mobile barcode industry to date: 1. 3G Vision - champion of the QR in Japan - key player and leader for QR Codes globally. 2. NeoMedia- leader for the Universal Barcode Reader 3. UpCode- Leader for mobile barcodes for the enterprise 4. Missing - handset vendor leader 5. Missing - ...

This is my stab at Top Mobile Barcode Providers - Download with pictures here! Top Mobile Barcode Providers No. Name Description Type 1 2D Sense Platform Formerly iMatrix, www.2dsense.com is a user-oriented reader that handles QR, Datamatrix and Shotcode A D 2 3GVision A huge player in the mobile barcode industry in Japan, www.3gvision.com provides access to QR codes over a huge variety ...

For our Mobile Marketing Watch friends in Australia, it will come as no news at all that Sony recently ran a major promotion by ad agency Euro RSCG to support the release of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace using the Telstra platform to lead people through a “treasure hunt.” Incredibly, we are learning

Thirsty tech-savvy UK consumers will be able to access music, games and other entertainment from their mobile phones now that Pepsi has introduced QR codes to its drink packs. PepsiCo and Britvic are rolling out 400 million packs with quick response (QR) codes across Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Max variants in the UK. QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that act as a conduit between print and we...

If any further indication was needed that QR will be as commonplace as something like Bluetooth has come to be, here's a lovely consumer twist on what has been a predominantly business focused technology-- wear it.

I read this this morning and it made me smile. I don’t blame Sony for “milking Quantum of Solace“. I would. OK, I am still quite high on the fact that a couple of people think that my husband looks like Daniel Craig (no wonder I think Mr. Craig is hot!) But anyway - interesting read this ...