Google Maps with QR Codes

Ventipix have a demo of their QR Code Mapplet on Google Maps which enables users to perform any of four functions; get directions to a business or event straight to their mobile phone, save the business contact details straight to their mobile phone, visit the business mobile website or mobile blog, or bookmark the business […]

Endorse Adidas via QR Code

This QR Code with an embedded Adidas logo points to a flash site where users can upload their mug shots to ‘endorse’ Adidas. My dog Max likes Adidas trainers so I got him to do the endorsement…
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QR Code Enabled Biorhythm Monitor for Women

Ran’s Night is a Japanese product that keeps track of a woman’s monthly cycles by monitoring subtle changes in body temperature. The data is integrated online through QR Codes making it possible to predict future period strength, PMS, ovulation, and other events. Via Michael Keferl.

Ruby QR Code Creator

Ryota Maruko has released version 0.1.1 of RQR the Ruby Library to create QR Code images in PS, JPEG, PNG, EPS and TIFF.

City AM QR Code

City AM, London’s free business newspaper is to use QR Codes on a daily basis to drive users to its mobile site Mippen.

QR Code Quiz Midlets

Mobile Study allows lecturers, teachers or students to create and take revision quizzes on their mobile phones. They have announced that these mobile quiz midlets are now downloadable via QR Codes. Solar System Quiz example.

QR Code for YouTube

Alexis Rondeau and Stan Wiechers, creators of ‘Add to Friends‘ have launched a new application ‘Video Meets Function‘. Users can search for a YouTube video and with one click create a flyer with a QR Code pointing back to the selected video on YouTube Mobile.

BeeTagg Reader for the iPhone

BeeTagg have announced a 2d code reader for the iPhone. The multicode reader supports QR Code, Datamatrix and BeeTagg Codes.

Limited Edition QR Coded Scarves Update

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!

New 2d Code Format

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‘.
Update May 16, 2008: Sergey Odinokov answers the critics.