Italian QR code stickers bring watermelons into mobile commerce

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This quick response barcode fruit label provides consumers with a wealth of information. Malvasi Agostino, an Italian fruit producer, is adding QR code stickers to its baby watermelons called Cuoredolce, in an effort to provide consumers with more information about the product and encourage them to make more informed decisions. These barcodes can be scanned with smartphones to discover more about the fruit. The company is based in Poggio Rusco, whichis located in the Mantova, Italy area and produces a number of different watermelon varieties. It is the Cuoredolce baby…

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Lifespire brings QR codes to a new age medical bracelet

QR Code Medical Bracelet

Lifespire, Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps developmentally disabled persons achieve their goals, has been developing a new version of the Code Amber Medic Altertags, a modernized medical bracelet. The tags are not actually pieces of jewelry like their predecessors; these are similar to small, plastic cards often seen adorning key chains. The new tags will feature a prominent QR code, which Lifespire hopes will be used by emergency personnel to retrieve medical information for those in need as quickly as possible. Mobile technology has been serving emergency medical technicians…

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thwapr…a new way to share

Thwapr Inc., a leading provider of social media sharing services, has announced that their service will now be compatible with QR codes. This will help companies that make use of the company’s platform enhance their marketing campaigns by adding codes linked to dynamic online content. QR codes and Microsoft Tags will be developed by Thwapr and then integrated into campaigns according to client’s specifications. “We are supporting QR codes as a way for marketers to reach customers and fans with branded content,” says Thwapr CEO, Bruce Goldstein. Thwaor is taking…

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