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QR Codes on Selecciona’t

Jose Carlos — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:38:17 +0000

The magazine Selecciona’t from Proseleccions Esportives Catalanes platform includes two qr codes where the protagonist is the F1 driver Jaume Alguersuari. The first QR links to a video that allows learn more about the pilot. On page 14 there’s another qr code which links to another video about tamborí practices, the 20th sport where Catalunya can compete officially. The magazine transforms the paper in a very interesting multimedia extension.

This entity has also a QR where each week explains a “confitendial”:
http://www.seleccions.cat/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11374&lang=ca

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Jose Carlos — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:56:17 +0000

Are you tired your iPhone doesn’t read properly 2d barcodes ? Here we give you the best solution for it: Quickmark.

You will find it on the AppStore and it will allow you to read codes really fast in scanning mode, so there is no need to take any photo. It decodes them instantly!

The only thing is that you have to pay for it. It’s only 0.79 € . The app is worth it’s price.

Here you have a demo to see how it works. Click here.

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Pau — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:44:38 +0000

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Pau — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:17:10 +0000

The catalan-andorran band Lexu’s presented the video clip of the song “Cau” from the album “The perfect life” with the support of QR Channel.
In this video you can see two different QR codes, do you want to know what do they hide? Here is the video.

QR Codes on Ràdio Ciutat de Badalona

Pau — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:53:20 +0000

Many cities in the state are interested in this technology, Radio Ciutat de Badalona has interviewed the coordinator of QR Channel, Marc Vives, who discusses QR codes. You can listen him by clicking here.

QR Codes and QR Channel on Diari de Tarragona

Pau — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:36:09 +0000

El Diari de Tarragona published a report on February 1st focused on the QR codes technology and the QR Channel social network. Click here to read it.

A new kind of code: Microsoft Tag

Jose Carlos — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:41:17 +0000

Microsoft has developed a new type of two-dimensional code and they have simply called Tag. We can see at a glance that there are two major differences with the rest of codes that we know (QR, DataMatrix, BiDi). These new tags are made up of triangles and they have color, that allows them to have a higher capacity.

The creators have designed this new type of code thinking in the devices that have focus problems (as might happen with low quality camera phones).
Nowadays the service that they offer is free and it’s in a beta version.

For more information click here.

QR codes, QR Channel and Itinerarium on Catalunya Informació

Jose Carlos — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:28:27 +0000

Primario Restaurant

Jose Carlos — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:00:35 +0000

Primario restaurant in Barcelona, uses QR codes to facilitate the public an updated daily menu. Many curious have read it to guess whatpara is hidden behind this QR code. Whether it is day or night, as if it is sunny or cloudy, you can read the poster because it is backlit.

Pepsi’s promotional campaign with QR

Jose Carlos — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:01:34 +0000

The company PepsiCo has created a massive campaign to promote its soft drink Pepsi through QR codes in the UK. Aiming to promote its product it has prepared 400 million of Pepsi cans with QR codes printed on them, that allow prizes to those who read them.

Pepsi has made a great campaign involving the codes in which not only it can be obtained mobile games, screensavers, and so on. It also offers concert tickets. Led by the image of the model Kelly Brook, this campaign is clearly geared towards a young target, aware of the possibilities of new technologies.

Pepsi’s QR Campaign