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AustinChief
03-10-2010, 08:02 PM
Looks like QR codes are finally breaking into the mainstream here in the US... they will be all over the place for this year's SXSW and I expect them to pop up more and more as the year goes on... anyone here using their Iphone or Android phone to read them and access info?

http://www.blindsociety.com/blindspot/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/qr-code-wallscape-london.jpg

cdirty
03-10-2010, 08:13 PM
i just got a G1 last week, so i am just now becoming familiar with them. Its a pretty cool idea though.

also

http://lifehacker.com/5488323/how-to-make-your-personal-qr-code

teedubya
03-10-2010, 08:14 PM
All the time.

AustinChief
03-10-2010, 08:29 PM
Where are you seeing them mostly and how are they MOST useful?

teedubya
03-10-2010, 08:32 PM
I am seeing them in a lot of tech magazines and ads... I also see them on a lot of android app sites, and you take a picture and it takes you to the market to buy the app.

I've seen them on billboards, at the grocery store...

They are becoming more prevalent, for sure.

AustinChief
03-10-2010, 08:37 PM
I am seeing them in a lot of tech magazines and ads... I also see them on a lot of android app sites, and you take a picture and it takes you to the market to buy the app.

I've seen them on billboards, at the grocery store...

They are becoming more prevalent, for sure.

Yeah I see them in trade mags and here in Austin, was just wondering what kind of penetration they were getting outside of tech heavy places.

cdirty
03-10-2010, 08:37 PM
honestly i didnt even know what they were until i got my phone and began reading blogs and websites about my new phone. Now, i tend to see them around the net. I havnt noticed them around town, but thats probably because i live in Wichita, Kansas.

salame
03-10-2010, 08:37 PM
how do I scan them with my android?

HoneyBadger
03-10-2010, 08:38 PM
You can use them to add friends on BBM (Blackberry Messenger)

cdirty
03-10-2010, 08:39 PM
how do I scan them with my android?

download the barcode scanner app

KCWolfman
03-10-2010, 11:30 PM
Yup. Almost every day. I have yet to see the QRs other than in magazines and on websites in the KC area though.

Pushead2
03-10-2010, 11:43 PM
crazy stuff right there.