QR Code Jacket Patches Take Strangers On the Street to Your Blog, Stat!
We’re sad that after all these years, the only place QR codes are actually useful is still good ol’ Japan (where they’re everywhere)(AU: And they’re growing over here as well). That said, San Francisco has recently dabbled, and there are readers available for just about every mobile platform (including iPhone)–which you’ll have to make sure all of your friends have installed if you’re going to wear one of these. The US$20 patch points to a proxy server which redirects phone browsers to the URL of your choice when someone takes a photo of your shoulder, back, um, wherever. Which means you can take them to your innocent little blog, or perhaps something a bit more nefarious. You wouldn’t do that though, would you? [p8t.ch via Pocket Lint]
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You are right in Japan they can be found in a lot of places and it looks like it’s getting more. Just a few examples. On your meat packet that you get from your supermarket or on the egg package to find out where the product is from or to get more information (details) on the product itself.
Also in advertisement. The golden Arch and others are using it to give details on special offers they have. Restaurants give discounts when you scan the code with your mobile and join there free membership. You join and get a code in return that you show at the register when it is time to pay.
On flyers for more information, even on business cards. You scan the code and have all the detail on your mobile even stored away in your cell phone addressbook.
Don’t understand why it is not catching up since all cell phones got a camera!