My response would be that the bigger corporations are dictating what we use. Blackberry use QR and I see alot more content with QR on it. I like the fact data-matrix can offer much more in terms of less erroring, more security. But i must admit i have not seen anyone using matrix code.
QR codes deserve mass usage (they can be in different sizes, store different data, etc etc...), but all they get is hype and some public appearances on billboards from time to time.
I agree that it has been adopted by manufacturers but I also believe that they also need to educate the users on how they can interact with QR codes. Like another comment stats, until Barcode scanning becomes a standard for all mobiles or other portable devices it will not create a mass following.
I think they are a great tool, they will find their niche and be used sometimes, others not. Too often the media seems to think something new has to be either the next big, giant thing or they are a failure.
They could be good, but I think the user experience isn't quite there. I know on Android you have to download a barcode scanner app, which is easy enough, but until this starts being a standard feature, perhaps part of the camera application, or at the very least a pre-installed application, your average joe just won't get it.
I agree. If I could just press a button and scan, I might find them useful, but at present it feels like more hassle to find, launch and scan with the appropriate app (RedLaser on my iPhone) than just to type in a shortened URL.
I've seen Google Goggles on a lot of Android phones by default. I'm still not sure how I feel about everything important to someone being installed by default on everyone's phone.
QR Codes are already common place in Japan. Every Japanese mobile comes with a QR code reader, and it is common to see them on print advertisements, coupons, and so on.
Keyword terms are most common on advertisements in trains, where it wouldn't be polite to use your phone to scan a QR code (and difficult to do to because of the position of the ads). QR Codes are used most often on things you are given personally, such as flyers or coupons.
QR codes or something like it will eventually be the way Dwolla and Paypal do mobile-to-mobile transactions. I've thought of a mock up of just using ONLY QR-like codes to transfer money between two people in the same room, it would be fast and easy and assuming you used your Dwolla pin as you confirmed the amount you were spending/charging, it would work perfectly.
I like QR codes but taking pictures of anything is way to difficult on most phones. Power button, unlock, bar code app, loading, loading, loading, hold up to QR code, focus, focus, focus, detect, detect, detect, success! If there was a super quick way to scan them on phones, I'd be more optimistic about consumer adoption. IMO, the whole mobile phone camera workflow needs to be rethought.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 66.5 ms ] threadThere are probably many more examples of use in logistics and manufacturing.
Gimme some examples, please!
The QR graphics aren't aesthetically pleasing - proximity based devices are more likely to succeed.
Almost all devices in Japan come with i-nigma preloaded apparently, but not USA.
Also, WTF does every QR reader insist permission for access to your personal info, storage write and internet access. Why?