QR Code Press

Swaddling a baby in QR codes encourages greater care

03/03/201403/01/2014 Julie Campbell

Parents can now obtain advice about their babies by scanning quick response codes on their blankets. If there are two things that all parents of new babies have in common, it is that they will all swaddle their children in a blanket at some point and they will all have questions about how to provide those infants with the best care, and this is exactly how a new program based on QR codes plans to help. A company called Swaddle Designs has launched a tech-enabled blanket that allows parents to…

QR codes have very specific fans

02/28/201402/25/2014 Stephanie Beck

The findings of a recent study have shown that some people are more likely to scan than others. The results of new research conducted by comScore MobiLens and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have now been revealed and have provided some insight into who is most likely to scan QR codes. What they discovered was that young males in the United Kingdom are the most frequent scanners. While QR codes are being scanned quite commonly by the entire Millennial generation, when it came to the individuals who were scanning the…

QR codes are being placed under mobile security’s microscope

02/24/201402/22/2014 John Montgallo

Murdoch University’s internet security experts have pointed out some worrying facts about the use of quick response codes. As the popularity of QR codes has started to rapidly rise, and as 2014 is being declared the year of the quick response barcode, Murdoch University’s leading online security experts are now placing these black and white squares under the microscope and are asking whether they are as safe to use as they appear. The very nature of the quick response code makes it quite difficult for a user to identify potential…

QR codes unveiled by 4JET on tire walls

02/18/201402/19/2014 Jennifer Goula

The company has now launched the laser marking of unique and permanent quick response codes. One of the latest developments in QR codes has now been unveiled in Cologne, Germany, at the TIRE Technology Expo, where 4JET Technologies GmbH showed its laser marking process that allows the quick response codes to be permanently added to the wall of tires, making them scannable for the length of the product’s life. These unique 2D barcodes are laser etched onto the wall of the tire, making them easy to scan. According to the…

QR codes from Mercedes assist emergency responders

01/13/201401/11/2014 Julie Campbell

The first professionals to arrive on an accident scene can use these quick response codes for information. For the majority of people who recognize QR codes, they would say that they see them most frequently in product packaging and advertising, but Mercedes-Benz is working to change the image that comes to mind when they see these barcodes, as it is using them to provide emergency first responders with critical information that they can use when responding to the scene of an accident. This use of the quick response codes could…