Back in 1994, QR codes (Quick Response Codes) where introduced. Has anyone outside a small number of geeks ever heard of them? I doubt it! For those of you who don’t know what one is they are simple 2D bar codes which were created by the Denso-Wave Corporation.
QR codes were initially used to track parts [...]

Consider the above image. It’s an ad that we ran in the Sun today. Chances are there’s a technocrat journalist out there who’s been keeping an eye peeled for QR codes (see here, here and here for our previous posts about them) and is also a Lost fan. Hopefully, a tool intended to generate buzz [...]

Pet Shop Boys integrate QR technology into their new video “Integral” to amplify the message of the song. Integral indeed. Nice.

Back in August, Medwyn wrote about how he had been playing with QR codes (the widgets that allow mobiles to access large amounts of information).
And now, 28 days later, The Guardian reports that these codes are to be used in the UK for the first time to promote the DVD release of 28 Weeks Later, [...]

I’ve been intrigued with QR codes for a while now as they are in effect 2-dimensional barcodes; a way of storing information that can be retrieved by digital scanning devices.
Normally we think of barcode scanners as laser powered devices that checkout operators use to scan our peaches but, when reduced to its core functionality, [...]