QR code
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QR codes (Quick Response) are a type of 2-dimensional bar code which is currently very popular. Originally designed for industrial use in tracking items as they move around a warehouse or factory, they are currently mainly used to provide hyperlinks in ads, articles, and signs which somebody with an appropriate reader (such as apps for a smartphone) can use to retrieve what is generally a URL linking into the Web, though other kinds of content can also be stored.
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Software
- Review of barcode scanner apps
- Android app to read UPC and QR codes to look up product info/prices and other info coded or linked in bar codes
- Bar Code app (iOS)
- ZBar app (iOS)
Developer libraries
- ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform
- zxing (Zebra Crossing) (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
Utilities
- QR code generator
- Online barcode generator (supports many different formats)
