Travel book goes mobile with scannable QR code
(AP) -- Many travelers still rely on comprehensive printed guidebooks for tourism information. But travelers are also increasingly using mobile technology to plan a trip or find their way around.
View ArticleGoogle QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by...
View ArticleBar codes get around town and get more useful
(AP) -- It used to be that the only time you'd notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town - and...
View ArticleMarketers scatter phone-friendly codes across ads
At first glance, a QR code looks like some sort of abstract art. The black and white squiggly lines don't look like the next big thing in marketing and advertising.
View ArticleCell brings multimedia to life
On May 27TH the top cell biology journal, Cell, will publish its latest issue with multimedia components directly attached to the print version. The issue uses QR code technology to connect readers to...
View ArticleGrocery store chain mixes high and low tech to increase sales
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a marketing strategy that can only be described as brilliant; brilliant enough to win the Media Grand Prix award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,...
View ArticlePackaging expert sees a social revolution in the evolving barcode
What if you could trace the history of everything you buy back to its origins? Using your smart phone camera, you could learn what factory made the ingredients in your heart medication, what country...
View ArticleMobile perspective in regional public transportation
At the IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited trade show in Berlin from August 31 - September 5, developers from Fraunhofer's FOKUS will exhibit how to link information to mobile devices and to public...
View ArticleUpconverting nanoparticle inks: Invisible QR codes tackle counterfeit bank notes
An invisible quick response (QR) code has been created by researchers in an attempt to increase security on printed documents and reduce the possibility of counterfeiting, a problem which costs...
View ArticleQR code usage up 96 per cent among European smartphone owners
According to a report by comScore, smartphone users across Europe are scanning QR codes more than ever – up 96 per cent in the past two years to 17.4 million users for the three month average period...
View ArticleSmartphones to play bigger role in shopping
You've just entered the mall to do some holiday shopping, and your phone buzzes with alerts for coupons at nearby stores.
View Article1,300 Taiwanese form giant human QR barcode
More than 1,000 Taiwan people formed a human QR code Sunday in an event designed to promote the island to the world by cashing in on the rising use of smartphones which can read the barcodes.
View ArticleTurning smartphones into secure and versatile keys
It's already possible to open doors using an app—but we are a long way from seeing widespread acceptance of this in the market. Now, researchers have developed a piece of software that will make the...
View ArticleEuclid Zero debuts to capture in-store shopper behavior
(Phys.org)—A Palo Alto-based retail analytics company this week introduced a no-hardware solution for retailers seeking store traffic data on customers. The solution works simply by monitoring people's...
View ArticleHigh-tech tombstones let loved ones live on, virtually
Rick Miller kneels in front of a grave and uses his cell phone to scan a small barcode on a tombstone. Within seconds, he's looking at photos and videos of a lost loved one. But that's not all.
View ArticleQR code security vulnerability found with Google Glass
Engineers at Lookout Mobile Security have discovered a previously unknown security vulnerability with Google's project Glass wearable headset. Marc Rogers reports on the company's web site that...
View ArticleA mega to giga year storage medium can outlive the human race
Mankind has been storing information for thousands of years. From carvings on marble to today's magnetic data storage. Although the amount of data that can be stored has increased immensely during the...
View ArticleBeautiful coding—new University project develops next generation of QR codes
A new innovation from The University of Nottingham is promising to transform the way we digitally interact with new products and services by developing the next generation of easier-on-the-eye QR codes.
View ArticleQR codes pose internet security risk
Internet security experts from Murdoch University have raised concerns about the growing use of Quick Response codes, also known as QR codes.
View ArticleWhy we do dumb things on smartphones
Imagine this: you're surfing the web while out at lunch. You decide to buy concert tickets, so to save having to put your sandwich down you ask a passer-by to log in to the ticketing website for you.
View ArticleSmartphones team-up with QR codes for secure 3-D displays
Quick Response (QR) codes—the box-shaped symbols that appear on signs, posters, and even business cards—are a convenient and efficient way of accessing specific web pages with a smartphone or other...
View ArticleQR codes engineered into cybersecurity protection
QR, or Quick Response, codes – those commonly black and white boxes that people scan with a smartphone to learn more about something – have been used to convey information about everything from cereals...
View ArticleCombatting counterfeiting using QR codes
QR security codes, developed by the start-up ScanTrust, make it possible to authenticate and locate goods using a smartphone application. Housed in the Innovation Park at EPFL, the company has...
View ArticleWal-Mart now lets you pay with phone at all 4,600 US stores
Wal-Mart will now let you pay with its phone app at all 4,600 stores nationwide.
View ArticleResearchers create hidden images with commercial inkjet printers
Researchers have developed a way to use commercial inkjet printers and readily available ink to print hidden images that are only visible when illuminated with appropriately polarized waves in the...
View ArticleNew technology could offer cheaper, faster food testing
The foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O157 causes an estimated 73,000 illnesses and 60 deaths every year in the United States. Better safety tests could help avoid some of the illnesses caused by...
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