The ScanLife handset application has been pre-loaded on millions of phones around the world. “2D bar codes are beginning to take off, and the potential is ginormous,” Mr. Bulkeley said.

Prior to discussing the emergence of 2D barcodes, it is worth taking a look back in time. On 26th June 1974, retail history was made with the scanning of the first-ever linear barcode. It started as a ...

The application can automatically launch a specific mobile Web site and deliver downloadable content. The software can read all major 2D bar code formats, including Datamatrix and QR codes, but the ...

1. 2D barcodes will improve traceability. Whereas UPC barcodes now are only used to identify prices at registers, 2D barcodes (such as QR codes) hold much more information.

You’ve certainly seen 2D codes, which largely appear in the square QR code format pioneered in Japan. 2D codes get used on airline boarding passes, as part of your digital affinity card at ...

BENTONVILLE — Japanese students wear T-shirts with 2D bar codes. Their friends scan the 2D bar codes with smart phones, then get links to Facebook pages or see YouTube videos the barcode wearer ...

By scanning the 2D code on specially-marked boxes using their smartphone?s bar code scanner, consumers are connected to a mobile-optimized Web site with dosing instructions, relevant news and health ...

So here’s an in-depth look at Microsoft’s entry into the 2D code wars, called Microsoft Tags. Microsoft Tags is based on a homegrown technology known as high-capacity color barcode (HCCB).

“Go Mobile: Location-Based Marketing, Apps, Mobile Optimized Ad Campaigns, 2D Codes and Other Mobile Strategies to Grow Your Business” Tweet this ...

Beep. We’ve come a long way since June 26, 1974 when the first bar code was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. That legendary pack of Juicy Fruit proved that even the smallest of items… ...

Aggregating all information in a single 2D barcode thus makes a lot of sense. Using just one code is intuitive, saves space and is quite versatile.