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QR code tracking allows Delhi police to watch over cab riders

10/09/201710/07/2017 L. Green

A card featuring a quick response code allows the police to monitor a taxi’s entire journey. A new QR code tracking program is launching in Delhi, India, to help cab riders know they’ll be safe. It involves using an identification card displayed on the back of the driver’s seat. Passengers can scan the QR codes to provide the Delhi Police control room the ability to monitor the trip. The QR code tracking card will feature the barcode as well as the driver’s name and other ID details in addition to…

QR codes form new high tech punch cards

04/21/201404/19/2014 Julie Campbell

Though most companies have moved on from the old form of employee punch cards, the concept remains. An app called MobileTimeClock is now aiming at changing the way that businesses monitor their employees as they clock in and clock out by scanning QR codes in order to provide a more convenient time keeping solution. While punch cards are long gone for most companies, scan and swipe cards are still frequently used. The MobileTimeClock app was created by a recent startup called TIMEDOCK. It is available for iPhones and Android based…

QR codes in microscopic sizes will help stop counterfeiting

04/11/201404/10/2014 Julie Campbell

A lab in Toulouse, France, have discovered a way to make a quick response code half a hair’s diameter. A company called Nanotech, out of Toulouse, France, has now revealed that they have developed QR codes that are invisible to the naked eye, but that can still be scanned and used for a number of purposes, primarily in the form of security. These micro tags use nano particles and are so small that 10,000 can be printed in one square centimeter. The Nanotech team was led by Laurence Ressier, have…

QR codes on appliances push us closer to mainstream smart homes

03/10/201403/08/2014 Sam Lambert

Quick response codes are finding their way onto juicers, mixers, irons, and many other household items. A company in Jaipur, India, called Bajaj Electricals, has recently revealed its strategy for remaining at the cutting edge when it comes to using QR codes for effective mobile marketing and better understanding their end users. This effort included the application of quick response codes to the appliances that they sell. According to the senior general manager of IT at Bajaj Electricals, V. Parab, the implementation of the QR codes was an integral element…

QR codes used in pilot program for melon tracking

04/26/201304/24/2013 L. Green

A new trial by the Pudong Agriculture Association will start labeling produce with the barcodes. The Pudong Agriculture Association in China has just revealed that it will be starting a pilot program in which it will be labeling a specific type of watermelons that are grown locally, using QR codes. The program is slated to begin in May as a part of a larger pilot geared toward improving food safety. The intention will be to use QR codes on labels for 300,000 watermelons that are grown in the area. They…