QR codes used to help smartphone users learn about Nobel Prize winners

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A newly designed smartphone friendly barcode project allows people to learn about the prizes in Chemistry. Thanks to a brand new project that is receiving considerable online attention, QR codes are being used to give consumers the ability to use their smartphones or tablets to gain instant information about people who have received the Nobel Prize. The project uses the barcodes to share 110 years of information regarding this top science award. The QR codes are printed on a new poster that, when scanned, provide device users with information about…

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QR codes within 3D images help consumers find deals

With the ever increasing popularity of QR codes, the technology is always being used for new and innovative applications. Among the most recent is the use of QR codes for three dimensional hologram generation. The Marketing Ad Group has announced that it has achieved incorporation of QR codes into the message from its Holographic Greeter/Concierge. When these two types of technology were brought together, the outcome was the display of a holographic image displayed upon a cut-out that is life-size. The result is that the Holographic Greeter can be displayed…

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Fox Searchlight Pictures releases new film trailers via QR codes

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The film industry is beginning to see promise in the use of QR codes. Fox Searchlight Pictures, the film division of Fox Filmed Entertainment, is taking a new approach to using the codes. Traditionally, QR codes are used to distribute information or offer consumers some kind of discount. Fox, however, is leveraging the codes in a new promotional campaign for the upcoming film Martha Marcy May Marlene. The campaign will see the codes used to distribute trailers for the movie, marking the first time movie trailers have been distributed in…

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