Mobile Codes Revisited Again
A reader/blogger from Quebec pointed out in a comment today that there has been new press about mobile barcodes related to Qode.
Qode is a technology developed by a UK company called Neomedia. It allows mobile phones to scan a customised, unique, barcode and then open a page in the phone's browser. It, along with competitive applications, has a lot of potential to increase the usage of the mobile web (and the 'real world wide web').
I'm not sure what relationship Qode has with ActivePrint and the Mobile Codes Consortium I wrote about in January .
I have managed, with relative ease, to install the Qode reader on my newly retired Nokia N80 (which wasn't supported by Active Print). It was a quick install and is a nice little piece of software. The example barcodes on the site were both quick and easy to use. Unlike the Active Print site, however, Qode does not offer the ability to make your own barcodes.
4 comments:
Hi Matt,
Neomedia is a American company. Qode can now read 1D and 2D Aztec code. Qode + Lavasphere will soon be able to read 1D and 2D standard barcodes (QR, Datamatrix and Aztec codes). Lavasphere is a universal code reader. Lavasphere (by Gavitec) is a key component of Glass. Gavitec is a sub of Neomedia. Gavitec is a partner of HP Labs Bristol.
http://www.activeprint.org/partners.html
I believe that Qode will be the next killer platform.
Scott Shaffer complained loudly about the MC2.
http://dlethe01.quebecblogue.com/2007/02/17/formation-de-mobile-codes-consortium-mc2/
dlethe01
Hi Matt,
If you are interested to know more about Qode, please see Mr. Jeff Mould's blog (He's the President and CEO of Announce Mobile).
http://blog.announcemobile.com/
dlethe01
Hi Matt,
Nokia, KPN and Telefónica O2 Europe have joined the Mobile Codes Consortium (MC2).
http://www.mobilecodes.org/JuneAnnouncement.pdf
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