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Limited Edition QR Coded Scarves Update

Roger — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:24:25 +0000

Uschi Lechner from Lendorff emailed me to say that they have only 80 QR coded scarves left out of the limited edition of 500. Here is my Labrador Max modeling mine!

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Limited Edition QR Coded Scarves Update

New 2d Code Format

Roger — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:19:54 +0000

Sergey Odinokov the developer of iMatrix the universal 2d code processing tool for iPhone has developed a new 2d code format with the provisional name ‘Dandelion‘.

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New 2d Code Format

Gazzetta dello Sport uses QR Codes

Roger — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:49:34 +0000

The most popular daily paper in Italy, La Gazzetta dello Sport announced that it will be using QR Codes to offer users extended coverage of sports events. Called ‘gazza&play‘ the codes will point to videos, photos and the latest sports news.

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Gazzetta dello Sport uses QR Codes

Wapple Datamatrix and QR codes

Roger — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:43 +0000

Wapple Canvas the mobile publishing platform now automatically generates Datamatrix and QR codes for each page on every site published.

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Wapple Datamatrix and QR codes

Orbit-iEX Uses QR Code Ticketing

Roger — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:20:52 +0000

The largest computer event in Switzerland, Orbit-iEX in Zurich, is making use of QR Codes for this years show. Free electronic tickets (Google translated link) in the form of QR Codes are available for mobile phone registrants. Admission to the show is by scanning the QR Code display on your mobile.

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Orbit-iEX Uses QR Code Ticketing

BMW Mini Italy uses QR Code

Roger — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:05:53 +0000

After a four month campaign with QR Codes in German magazine advertisements, BMW Mini has launched a similar campaign in Italy. The QR Code points to a mobile site where users can view photos and details of the new models.

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BMW Mini Italy uses QR Code

Lufthansa uses Aztec Code for paperless boarding.

Roger — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:47:57 +0000

Lufthansa passengers flying from Hamburg to Frankfurt or Munich can use a mobile boarding pass service. The pass is sent direct to their mobile via email or SMS. Passengers with only hand luggage proceed straight to the security checkpoint and to the gate, where the Aztec Code on their mobile boarding pass is read by a scanner. Roll out to other domestic routes follows throughout the summer. (Press Release)

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Lufthansa uses Aztec Code for paperless boarding.

Google Chart Server API generates QR Codes

Roger — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:42:49 +0000

Google Chart Server API now generates QR Codes. Simply choose the size in pixels of your barcode and the url you wish to encode. I chose 300 x 300 and http://2d-code.co.uk/ as the url. Inserting these in the required url format gives:

http://chartserver.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=300x300&chl=http://2d-code.co.uk/

Which when you paste it into your browser address bar produces this:

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Google Chart Server API generates QR Codes

Investment Trust uses QR Codes

Roger — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:42:33 +0000

UDR, Inc the real estate investment trust with 77,000 apartment homes nationwide is adopting 2d barcode technology. Dhrubo Sircar, Senior Vice President of Technology for UDR believes that U.S. businesses and consumers will come to rely on this technology. It plans to add QR Codes to its print advertising, marketing collateral and website pages, and to provide apartment community digital media. Company Press Release.

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Investment Trust uses QR Codes

C Library for Encoding QR Code Symbol

Roger — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:52:22 +0000

Kentaro Fukuchi has released a new version of libqrencode, the C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol. Testing release 2008.4.17

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C Library for Encoding QR Code Symbol