Can Your Phone Read This QR Code?

AudioTherapist

#1 – 2:38 AM July 29, 2009

There was a QR code?

Tom

#2 – 6:35 AM July 29, 2009

Do US cellphones have the ability to read QR codes? Or where could one get a primer on learning more on QR codes?

coop

#3 – 6:55 AM July 29, 2009

Takes me to summer.sinap.jp/m/

coop

Jim

#4 – 10:54 AM July 29, 2009

i-nigma.com has a free reader that seems to support many phones. You can also create your own qr codes on their site. Couldn't get it to read the code in that video though.

coop

#5 – 11:06 AM July 29, 2009

@2 TOM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
http://2d-code.co.uk/

I've done a fair bit of travelling in Japan, and having the ability to read QR codes is a boon. I use BeeTag or Snapper 2D; some images work better with one app than the other - no apparent reason why.

Despite the crap camera in the iPhone 3G, it does work (barely) if the code is big enough.

coop

Anonymous Anonymous

#6 – 12:00 PM July 29, 2009

No matter what, qr code will only work after the fifth shot for me.

Kevin

#7 – 8:46 PM July 29, 2009

Yes, many new US-market phones can read QR codes.

For example, most Nokia phones with S60 come with a code reading application. I've seen a few magazine ads and even street posters with QR codes in the states, but nothing like the volume and diversity of QR applications I encountered in Japan.

Anonymous Anonymous

#8 – 11:42 PM July 29, 2009

On Android, after a couple attempts couldn't get it to work.

dr.hypercube

#9 – 6:18 AM July 30, 2009

So far, the QR Code scanner on my Nokia E71x hasn't missed a beat - didn't come installed on the phone, but was a no-brainer d/l+install form Nokia's site.

As COOP sez, QR Codes are big in Japan - a more developed cell phone culture there, methinks. John Young/Chris Thompson (meatcards!) are messing w/ QR Codes at toynbeecodes.com as am I at mtoynbee.com (yes, bloghoor - also, click thru to the blog - there's a video of code scanning).

Liam

#10 – 4:01 PM July 30, 2009

Using QuickMark on my iPhone 3GS it worked links to http://summer.sinap.jp/m/

Andy Nonymous

#11 – 11:39 PM July 30, 2009

i use http://beetagg.com/ 's java decoder on my sony ericsson w760a.