QR Code Press

QR codes to be added to GEM Vending machines

06/26/201409/30/2014 Stephanie Beck

These quick response codes will be used to offer nutritional information for these convenient foods. Millions of people look to vending machines to provide a beverage or a snack in the middle of the day, without having any idea of the nutritional content of the item being purchased (until it has already been dispensed), but one company is aiming to change this rule by implementing informational QR codes. The quick response codes will provide customers with nutritional information before they buy the item. GEM Vending, a company located in Langley…

QR codes implemented by Worfield Nursery along with new plants

06/26/201406/24/2014 L. Green

The garden center company is launching its full catalog of 117 different plant promotions for next year’s season. Worfield Nursery has recently launched its 117 promotions for its garden center’s 2015 season, while it attended the HTA National Plant Show, revealing that it would be implementing a new system of QR codes to enhance its customer experience. The garden center will make these quick response codes available for their 2015 season. This U.K. garden center company, which is based in Shropshire, is well known for growing heathers, alpines, and perennials.…

QR codes help students give a dam…a history

06/02/201405/31/2014 Julie Campbell

These quick response codes are being used by Foothills Community Christian School students. The Ryan Dam in Great Falls, Montana, now offers visitors a new feature in the form of QR codes that can be scanned using a smartphone in order to learn a little bit more about the history of the structure. This feature was added to the area through the accomplishments of local students. The QR codes are located in a place that will make them visible and easy to scan along the River’s Edge Trail on the…

QR codes in Wales help visitors with place name pronunciation

01/07/201401/04/2014 L. Green

These quick response codes also allow smartphone users to figure out how to say phrases and words in Welsh. Visitors to Wales have always loved to see the stunning sites and locations throughout the region, but have traditionally struggled with pronunciations – that is, until they had new QR codes to scan and guide them in the right direction. This very simple to use mobile device technology makes visitors a scan away from knowing how to say site names. A new tourism program has been implemented in Wales that uses…

QR codes used by Turner Falls to draw attention to itself

11/22/201311/19/2013 Julie Campbell

Turner Falls RiverCulture QR Codes turnersfallsriverculture dot org

The barcodes are being used in various locations around the Massachusetts town. Turner Falls, a part of the town of Montague, Massachusetts, is on its way to putting itself on the digital map by including QR codes to ensure that locals and visitors will be able to make their way around, understand what it is about, and see everything without missing the notable spots. The entire project is the result of a student’s thesis at Hampshire College. The QR codes are central to the Turner Falls RiverCulture organization, which is…