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QR codes to be used on war graves in Oxford

11/09/201211/09/2012 Julie Campbell

The Botley Cemetery will be using mobile technology to help memorialize the deceased. A war cemetery in Oxford, England, will now be using QR codes on the graves to help to provide people with information about the deceased individuals who are buried there. The quick response barcodes can be scanned using smartphones and tablets. The QR codes will be installed on a panel at the Botley Cemetery war graves site so that visitors will be able to scan them and discover more about the veterans and others who have gone…

QR codes to be used at this year’s Mobile International Festival

11/09/201211/08/2012 L. Green

The barcodes will be an important part of the cultural booth displays. This year’s Mobile International Festival in Alabama will be featuring a new smartphone friendly experience that includes QR codes to help to provide even more information about different cultures from around the world. The barcodes will be used to help children from Mobile, Alabama to take a virtual trip around the globe. According to Bobbie Bayne, the executive director of the festival, has explained that he chose the QR codes to enhance the experience at the festival for…

QR codes designed for food service released by Tanimura & Antle

10/17/201210/17/2012 L. Green

These barcodes help to provide more information about retail produce. Tanimura & Antle has announced that they have added QR codes to the packaging on their food service products, with their initial printing on their field packed artisan romaine and artisan lettuce cases. The company has successfully used the barcodes for other purposes in the past. The grower and shipper is based in Salinas, California, Previously, it has implemented QR codes in order to help consumers find more information about recipes which can include their produce, as well as…

QR codes can star in films through QRmovie technology

10/11/201210/11/2012 Julie Campbell

Typically found on product packages and in magazine ads, now they can be animated and adaptive. There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the use of QR codes, as some are used very well and effectively, while others have become annoying enough to cause many marketers to roll their eyes. The latest technology is breaking away from more standard uses of the barcodes. A new effort is now being made by a company based in Hamburg, Germany to try to make QR codes cool again. They are attempting…

QR code use in Spain skyrockets by 218 percent

09/24/201209/24/2012 Jennifer Goula

The country saw the highest rate of growth out of the leading five European nations. A comScore study has looked into the use of QR code technology throughout the EU5 countries (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom) and has found that smartphone users in Spain are increasing their scans at a rate that is much faster than any other nation included in the research. The mobile barcodes have become rather commonplace in all of the countries, but Spain stood out. In fact, when compared to the same time…