QR Code Press

QR codes can be quickly scanned by the Xbox One Kinect camera

11/15/201311/12/2013 Julie Campbell

This device has helped Xbox Live players to quickly and easily overcome the tedium of lengthy code entry. Previous players of Xbox Live Arcade have had to go through the slow and aggravating process of typing in each of the 25 digits to be able to redeem their games, but the system is now capable of scanning QR codes quite easily, eliminating the struggle and tedium associated with that process. This makes it easier to redeem games, subscriptions to Xbox Live, and other downloadable items. The next generation of Xbox…

QR codes now applied to Facebook profiles on Android app

10/21/201310/19/2013 Julie Campbell

The social network is now adding these barcodes directly to its user timelines. It has just been revealed that some Android users of the Facebook app now have the opportunity to give their friends the chance to scan QR codes that are located on their profiles. These scans direct other smartphone device users directly to those Facebook profiles. These QR codes have started to be noticed not only by Android Beta Testers, but also other individuals who do not use the beta version of the app. That said, the barcodes…

QR codes based market thrives in China

08/15/201308/13/2013 L. Green

A shopping experience that involves scanning barcodes to make a purchases has taken off. The first QR code store in the Zhejiang province of China’s capital, Hangzhou, is proving to be an extremely profitable and popular experience, as consumers flock to shop in this unique shop. The items in the store each have their own unique barcode that allows them to be purchased. Each of the physical store’s display items has its own unique QR codes that consumers can scan so that they can order the products and then pay…

QR codes are being scanned on an increasing basis

08/06/201308/03/2013 Stephanie Beck

Scanbuy has just released its latest Mobile Trend Report that showed that the barcode use is up. The latest quarterly trend report from Scanbuy has just been released and has revealed that in the second quarter of this year, alone, it had processed more than 21 million QR code and UPC mobile barcode scans out of the estimated global total of 105 million that occurred during that time period. The company releases its trend report every quarter to provide insight on the latest in scanning. What the Q2 2013 Mobile…

QR codes introduced to many new U.S. graves

08/01/201307/29/2013 Julie Campbell

The smartphone friendly barcodes are being used at a growing number of cemeteries as memorials. A trend using QR codes to help remember loved ones after they have died is making its way across the United States as well as in other countries around the world. The use of this technology, which is compatible with smartphones and some tablets, is growing quickly. The reason is that QR codes help to use a very small amount of space in the physical world to provide a nearly limitless amount of space in…