[Year 12 IT Apps] Barcodes for mobile phones

[Adam Barbary]

Just a follow up on this, I just noticed that NHK have a datamatrix  
barcode on their website for mobiles to photograph.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Right hand side, near the bottom.

Adam Barbary

On 24/06/2008, at 9:27 PM, Adam Barbary wrote:

> This has been available in Japan for some time. My experience with  
> it wasn't pleasant, but then it is bound to evolve. I had to take  
> nearly 10 pictures to get an image that could be decoded, and then  
> it was just the URL of the company printed below the Datamatrix  
> block, which I could have typed into the phone faster. LOL
>
> Adam Barbary
> Viewbank College
>
> On 24/06/2008, at 8:33 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>
>> Regarding Datamatrix codes, Nathan writes,
>>
>>> Many mobile phones can run software that can decode Datamatrix  
>>> barcodes
>>> using the camera built into the phone.  My fancy Nokia N95 has  
>>> software
>>> already installed in it but it is available for download for other  
>>> Nokia
>>> models and also many other models of phone.
>>>
>>> Datamatrix codes are popping up on some products and posters  
>>> around the
>>> place and contain information such as URLs, phone numbers, or  
>>> address
>>> details for businesses, etc.  Some people are putting them on  
>>> business
>>> cards for example so that the recipient would capture the phone  
>>> number
>>> straight into their phone.
>>
>> Seems like Datamatrix barcodes for mobile phones may become  
>> ubiquitous?
>>
>> They have up to 250 characters of text etc at free online-code- 
>> generators
>> (eg: http://datamatrix.kaywa.com) and all phone companies seem to  
>> support
>> code-readers far as one can see?  A convenient way to acquire  
>> information.
>>
>> Eg: http://www.semapedia.org
>>
>> Cheers Nathan
>> Stephen Loosley
>> Victoria Australia
>>
>>
>>
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