Amazon is rolling out its own take on the concept and calling them “SmileCodes.” If you’ve scanned a QR code before, the idea will seem similar: see a code in, say, a magazine, open a ...

It says if she writes a 5-star review of the product, she can get a $20 Amazon gift card. All she has to do is scan the QR code on the letter. But she didn't scan it because she noticed more ...

Dive Brief: Amazon has started placing QR code boxes that include its trademark smile logo into magazine advertisements, enabling Amazon mobile app users to scan the “SmileCode” to open Amazon product ...

Amazon will start rolling out its own version of QR codes, TechCrunch reports. Called SmileCodes, they function just like a typical QR code -- scan it with your phone and see where it leads -- but ...

In one recent QR code scam, drivers were targeted at pay-to-park kiosks in San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Texas, nonprofit Pew Charitable Trusts reported in 2022.

Amazon has quietly launched a new augmented reality application that works with QR codes on the company’s shipping boxes to create “interactive, shareable” AR experiences.

Amazon's first physical clothing store makes heavy use of touchscreens and QR codes. Customers can use an app to do things such as requesting items without leaving a fitting room.

Scanning the QR code took customers to Amazon.com. The commercials also had scannable QR codes for other products on Amazon.com, such as NERF toys, Gillette shavers, or Meta’s VR headset.

Amazon’s rumored department stores may use several high-tech solutions to sell clothes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The stores could use QR codes, touchscreens, and automation to streamline ...

If QR codes are indeed experiencing a second coming that makes them more valuable to retailers and brands, it looks like this will be yet another area of innovation in which Amazon could lead the way.