QR Code Press

QR codes give Chinese historical buildings a high tech flair

07/10/201407/10/2014 L. Green

Bejing China QR Code usage mobile commerce

Visitors to the “Villa Community” located in Beijing’s Zuhui District near Hunan Road can scan the quick response codes. In Beijing, the area around Hunan Road in the Xuhui District called the “Villa Community” has now added a new feature using QR codes that is meant to provide visitors and locals, alike, with information about the historic buildings. To start, the quick response codes have been added to twenty historic buildings within the area. The QR codes can be scanned through the use of smartphones and they allow people to…

QR codes to be added to Pasadena restaurant rating placards

07/04/201407/02/2014 Jennifer Goula

The city’s Department of Public Health has also announced a new grade database. The Pasadena Department of Public Health has now announced that its restaurant inspection system is undergoing a considerable update which will include an improved database as well as QR codes that can be scanned by smartphones. The new system became effective immediately and the quick response codes are now starting to appear on placards. The restaurant inspection placards will now be showing customers whether the location has passed, conditionally passed, or failed. The numerical score that was…

QR codes play central role in Bitcoin Warlord scavenger hunt

05/13/201405/10/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

This tech and mobile marketing firm is placing a new twist on social media advertising and gaming. While gamifying a an advertising campaign – particularly in terms of social media and mobile marketing – isn’t anything new, Max Baptiste and Kevin Fullerton from Bitcoin Warlord are now using QR codes for a unique effort in attention grabbing. It will be offering a range of different types of prizes throughout a scavenger hunt, including Bitcoins. Other prizes will include food and art, although Bitcoins are certain to draw a considerable amount…

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 added to nautical charts from UK Hydrographic Office

01/30/201401/28/2014 Julie Campbell

The UKHO has included quick response codes on their standard paper charts. The UK Hydrographic Office has now added smartphone friendly QR codes to the standard features of its standard nautical charts, making it possible for the users of their paper versions to be able to use their tablets or smartphones to be able to access additional status information. Through the use of the quick response codes, the user will gain access to more up to date data. Scanning the QR codes redirects the users to the page that is…