If every Android, Blackberry, and iPhone came with a universal QR code reader it MIGHT be worth it, but none of them do, so you have to provide printed material or a url anyways so there is no real reason to use them now.
> If every Android, Blackberry, and iPhone came with a
> universal QR code reader it MIGHT be worth it, but
> none of them do, ...
> ... you have to provide printed material or a url
> anyways so there is no real reason to use them now.
Oh, and never write something for the iPhone, because not everyone has one of those, either.
Long home button press.
<beep>
"Siri (or Android version, or WP12 version) , search for <whatever the thing is>"
<beep>
<Here are your search results>
To me, people talking out loud to their phones in public is akin to bluetooth headsets.
The technology might provide an easier way to let you do something, but you look like an idiot.
I am curious though, how do you distinguish between people "talking out loud to their phones", and people talking out loud to other people using their phones (ie making a phone call).
Note that I think QR codes are great for things like airline tickets or baggage tracking tags.
1) Open camera from lock screen 2) Take photo 3) If QR code is detected, offer to open it. 4) Later when browsing photos, remember it's a QR code, offer the link again, so that we can come back to it later. 5) If no QR code is detected, treat it as a normal photo.