QR codes are not just for marketing or social promotion. There is a more somber aspect to the codes that is rarely seen. The codes originated in Japan as a way to keep track of inventory, but before they became the mobile marketing tool they are today, the codes were used in cemeteries to provide information regarding the recently deceased. This same concept is being incorporated in Seattle, Washington, by Quiring Monuments Inc. Quiring Monuments is a leading designer of headstones for memorials and monuments throughout the U.S. Owner Dave Quiring had been exploring different methods at making interactive gravestones for years before stumbling upon QR codes. After attempting to utilize many expensive and temperamental technologies, the codes proved to be just what he was looking for. Quiring is embedding the codes … Read entire article »