QR codes aren’t always a basic pathway to a website or a mobile payment transaction. You’ve likely seen your fair share of QR codes on product labels, business cards, or for making payments, etc., but have you ever seen a personalized QR code jacket? Julie Helles Erikson has done just that, creating a fashionable garment designed to merge the wearers’ physical and digital lives, reports designboom. The garment revels the different personalities of the wearer. The QR code jacket is composed entirely of woven quick response codes. The purpose of…
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Wearable QR codes assist rare disease patients receive necessary treatment
Scientists from Newcastle University have created a new wrist-worn gadget providing life-saving treatment. A new wearable QR codes device can help patients with a rare disease to obtain the life-saving treatment they need. All they need to do is push a button and they can access their vital treatment. The wearables were designed for patients who suffer from a medical condition called Addison’s disease. The wearable QR codes gadget makes it possible for patients and healthcare professionals alike to obtain critical information. The quick response code displaying wearable technology provides…
Read MoreQR codes on identity bracelets step beyond medical
Although quick response codes have been placed on jewelry before, it has primarily been for medical histories. There is great potential to be found in the use of QR codes, which are barcodes that can be scanned through the use of smartphones and any of dozens of free apps, but there is one that is becoming rather interesting to the parents of children with autism. While there have been medical ID jewelry pieces produced with these barcodes, the latest development is different. Now, QR codes are appearing on actual ID…
Read MoreQR codes used to next generation medical bracelet
QR codes are not just marketing tools QR codes are most often seen in magazines and newspapers as part of advertisements designed to engage mobile consumers. They have been quite effective in this purpose and have managed to become a staple for marketers that operate in the mobile space. One of the reasons QR codes have become so successful in the marketing field is because of their ability to quickly distribute information. This particular quality could prove to be advantageous in the field of health care. ENDEVR introduced new coded…
Read MoreQR codes on jewelry to share medical information
Now that these barcodes have become familiar enough that they could help in an emergency situation. Although QR codes are most commonly found on product packages and advertising, they are now becoming so familiar that they could help to save a person’s life in an emergency situation. The key would be to make sure that the barcode was actually present on the person. It is precisely this concept that is behind the myID bracelet. This new form of medical identification bracelet includes not only an ID and a number that…
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