Forget QR code, here comes the ColorCode

By Regine
on April 23, 2005 7:54 AM
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While Europe and the US are still wondering about QR codes, those square-like "barcodes" that contains the URL of a website, ColorZip has developed ColorCode to allow mobile phone users to download anything, from text to music, to video, to drinks in vending machines.

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This time, the information is not in the barcode itself, but on a remote server accessible through the code. So when you scan a ColorCode with your mobile phone, it connects to a server and downloads information, then presents it to you. The little code could "contain" an URL, a ringtone, or an mp3 for instance.

ColorCode are apparently a success in South Korea, and are about to be introduced in Japan.

Via Wireless 3Yen > Usability in the News and engadget.

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