QR Code Press

QR codes and Bluetooth tech may play central role in London tourism strategy

10/05/201510/04/2015 Julie Campbell

Conservative London mayoral hopeful, Tony Arbour, intends to use technology to draw visitors. London certainly isn’t hurting for tourist attractions, but Conservative London Assembly member Tony Arbour is hoping to make sure that Londoners and visitors, alike, will get to know some of the less well recognized locations throughout the city by using QR codes and other technologies. Although everyone knows about the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, there is much more there. There is a great deal more to see than the places for which the city is…

QR codes give Newport visitors a historical tour

04/24/201504/23/2015 Jennifer Goula

The university and cathedral city in South East Wales is using quick response codes to educate tourists. A new program has now introduced QR codes throughout the city of Newport, Wales, in order to help to provide visitors to the city with more information about the history of some of the most important points on its map. The quick response codes have been designed to provide smartphone carrying visitors with an informational tour. The tour using QR codes was created by HistoryPoints.org, which has implemented this type of project in…

Sydney’s The Rocks to make use of NFC technology

09/13/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

NFC technology to be adopted by ew project from The Rocks NFC technology gets the majority of its attention from its uses in mobile commerce. The technology has become the cornerstone of the mobile commerce industry because of its ability to transfer information without the need for wires or contact with other mobile devices. Though the technology is famous in the realm of m-commerce, it has other uses beyond payments. The Rocks, a famous tourist precinct in Sydney, Australia, is set to get a technological upgrade that leverages NFC technology…

QR codes made out of cobblestones draw the world’s attention to Portugal

09/04/201209/04/2012 Julie Campbell

Mcommerce barcode made out of black and white stones were worked into the pavement. The Portuguese pavement, the calçada portuguesa, which is a traditional style of pedestrian walkway in the country, now includes a modern mcommerce feature, as QR codes were worked in with cobblestones. Though this technique may have been used for hundreds of years, the barcode adds a modern twist. The new QR codes have been worked into the sidewalk in Chiado, Lisbon. It is quite beautiful and artistic, but tremendously sensitive to the light in terms of…

TripAdvisor app launched on the BlackBerry platform

08/12/201208/11/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

Wikitude introduces TripAdvisor application to BlackBerry Wikitude, a developer of mobile augmented reality applications, has launched its new TripAdvisor app for the BlackBerry mobile platform. The application utilizes augmented reality technology to provide users with detailed information regarding their travels around the world. Augmented reality is beginning to gain attention for its uses in the tourism industry. The technology could help travelers find their way around unfamiliar cities and even locate restaurants and other such venues that they may be interested in. App leverages augmented reality to provide travels with…