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QR codes help Jumeirah establish its first smart mosque

02/20/201402/19/2014 Julie Campbell

These simple quick response codes have allowed a whole other level of interaction with this UAE landmark. A mosque in Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates, has now implemented QR codes to help to enhance the experience for people there, providing easy access to general information that they may wish to know. These quick response codes help to make sure that the information that is needed is always available. By scanning the QR codes, people can learn more about the history of the mosque, as about its capacity, its area, nature, the…

QR codes enhance learning at Iowa school

07/09/201307/06/2013 Sam Lambert

QR codes school library smartphone barcodes

The barcodes are being used to increase interactions in the lessons being taught to elementary school students. Van Meter Elementary, an Iowa school, is using QR codes to help to make learning more interactive for its students during their technology and library times throughout the week. By scanning the barcodes, the students are directed to specific websites relevant to the topics. Located near Des Moines, the school is moving forward with technology that will allow its students to scan QR codes in order to be able to view book reports…

QR codes woven into blanket in Native American style

07/08/201307/06/2013 Julie Campbell

The artist of the piece is Guillermo Bert and is bringing tradition and technology together in his work. Los Angeles artist, Guillermo Bert, is bringing the tradition of Native American blankets and the high tech style of QR codes together to create a textile piece that can be scanned by smartphones. The artist noticed that the geometric patterns in the blankets and tapestries look somewhat similar to the barcodes. This allowed Bert to bring together QR codes and this artwork’s traditional to help to better tell the stories behind them.…

QR codes partnership announced between AT&T and Scanbuy

04/10/201304/09/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

The partnership is meant to help the wireless provider to increase its mobile engagement capabilities. AT&T has just announced that it is now offering new services through a partnership with Scanbuy, in which it is providing the ability for businesses to use QR codes in order to run mobile commerce campaigns that will provide a more relevant and engaging experience for their customers. This is one of a number of mobile engagements solutions that are offered through the new partnership. The new deal between Scanbuy and AT&T will allow for…

QR codes appearing mysteriously in Montgomery

03/28/201303/27/2013 L. Green

An oversized barcode has made its way into the downtown area and nobody knows who is behind it. Montgomery, Alabama has had a unique mobile marketing experience pop up in its downtown area, where QR codes have appeared out of nowhere and nobody seems to know their source. One of these quick response codes, for instance, was found on a power box located outside of Arts Gone Wild. That one was located on the corner of Tallapoosa and Commerce Streets. These oversized QR codes just seem to have come out…