What is a QR Code?
QR Code was developed in Japan to track Vehicle Parts.
QR stands for Quick Response which is why it is used to link to URLs on Stickers, Print material, or other objects which can be read easily by Smartphones like IPhone, Andriod and similar devices.
The QR code consists of square dots arranged in a square grid on a white background. The QR code is detected as a 2-dimensional digital image by an image sensor and is then digitally analyzed by a processor. The processor locates the three distinctive squares at the corners of the image, and uses a smaller square near the fourth corner to normalize the image for size, orientation, and angle of viewing. The small dots are then converted to binary numbers and their validity checked with an error-correcting code. Well thats it for the technical details.
What are the uses of QR Codes ?
QR Codes were originally designed for industrial usage but are nowadays used to track all sorts of things from Toys, to Vehicles and many others.
Using a mobile device and software, QR Codes have been picking up in popularity and you will find QR Codes visible at many places like on Toys, Mugs, TShirts, at Shopping Malls, in Magazines and Newspapers to name just a few, these can in turn link to the website of the manufacturer to give you valuable information.
How can I get a QR Code Scanner to scan QR Codes?
Blackberry and Nokia Phones have QR Code scanners built into their OS.
i-nigma and SCANLIFE are Apps which are good for Windows Mobile.
QR Droid, QR Reader, Quickmark, i-nigma are QR Code Apps for Andriod phones.
i-nigma, Mirascape, QR Code Reader are some Apps for IPhone to read QR Codes.
Personally I love the i-nigma QR Code App for my iPhone device, it will scan your QR Code and will take you directly to the website if a URL is linked to the QR Code.
Thus, you may download these Apps by either visiting the App Store of your particular device or by visiting the device website.
Summary
QR Code stands for Quick Response Code and are found in many places like Toys, Mugs, TShirts, at Shopping Malls, in Magazines and Newspapers. You can easily download a QR Code App to your Smartphone by visiting your device App Store to download the app and get started at scanning QR Codes today.
As a simple hands on exercise try scanning the QR Code on this page once you download the QR Code scanner App on your device, it will take you to Empower-Yourselves.com mobile website.
Hope you found this post useful.