QR Code Press

QR code scam places hundreds of parking tickets on cars in China

11/22/201611/18/2016 L. Green

Fraudulent parking tickets with quick response codes were placed on vehicles in northern China. A QR code scam has unfolded in the Hebei Province in Northern China in the city of Shijiazhuang. More than one hundred drivers had received fake parking tickets with quick response codes printed on them. Drivers returning to their vehicles found legitimate looking parking tickets on their windshields. The tickets involved in this QR code scam were well designed. They were not simply photocopies of the same notice. Instead, they appeared to be legitimate as they…

3D QR codes launched by savvy businessman

10/25/201610/21/2016 Jesse Collins

A new project called “Get a Round TUIT” was created by a craft artist and digital decorator. Mark Herring and his business associate, Hal Mandelman have now come up with unique 3D QR codes. These are a part of their most recent project called “Get a Round TUIT.” They provide a type of quick response code, which Herring calls a Matrix code. That barcode will provide local businesses with a new opportunity for growth and customer retention. The 3D QR codes have been designed to be considerably different from the…

QR code surprises Mr. Robot viewers during season two premier

07/18/201607/15/2016 Julie Campbell

The two hour opening episode of the second season included an unexpected interactive component. With a remarkable lack of technology use in the two hour second season premier of Mr. Robot, the QR code came as a surprise. This quick response code served as an unexpected interactive component. It was revealed as an Easter egg for the show’s most loyal viewers. The quick response code appeared when the character Elliot was drawing in a notebook. The QR code can be seen among the scribbles that Elliot (played by Rami Malek)…

QR code scanning comes with Now on Tap

07/07/201607/06/2016 Julie Campbell

The feature now offers a range of additional and fascinating improvements from Google. Google has added QR code scanning and a batch of new options to its Now on Tap feature. Users can translate text on any screen simply by tapping a button. This includes translating apps on a screen. The feature also provides additional facts about interests and includes an enhanced search-by-image. According to Google, the updates to Now on Tap “surface useful content and create a more engaging experience.” The Google announcement said users can find more about…

Tracking QR codes let parcels and packages communicate with recipients

04/29/201604/27/2016 Julie Campbell

The Gopher delivery tracing Android mobile app uses quick response codes to relay a huge amount of info. Gopher has now announced that it is using tracking QR codes with its Android app in order to provide customers with the opportunity to gain a great deal more information about their parcels than would be possible through the use of a traditional barcode. The purpose of the quick response codes is to improve the tracking of deliveries and of stock. This, according to the Ontime Group general manager, Walter Scremin. That…