Tuesday, March 16, 2010

QR Codes



Facebook has recently implemented a system that creates QR Coded status messages.

Whats a QR Code?



According to Wikipedia, a QR Code is a two-dimensional bar code created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.

A QR code can store up to 4,296 characters of text or just about 2MB of binary data. Once intepreted, the data recorded can lead you to a website.prompt you to make a phone call or send a text or e-mail.

You can even create a vCard to add a contact to your device or provide location coordinates in Google Maps.

As you can see, the possibilities are endless!!

QR Codes need to be interpreted by a reader, the Kaywa reader is the best I've seen so far for Nokia S60 Devices, download it for free here ~ http://reader.kaywa.com (registration required)

Are there any other code readers you use?

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You can create your own QR Codes here

4 comments:

jke said...

Trés cool, although it doesnt show up on my Facebook (which is set to .DE language, btw).

May be related to Google Nexusmoja kwani it apparently gave QR another chance.

Bobby said...

It was just a test - http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/16/facebook-qr-code/

Theres great potential in QR codes, people just need to be inventive

Anonymous said...

I did not speak it.

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