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Our free QRMe QR Code tracking service is currently being used throughout the world. The map above shows just some of the recent scans from Europe. It's free and easy to get started tracking your own QR code, Just register, log in and copy your allocated QR code to your blog or printed materials. The system is real time so as soon as your QR code is scanned (anywhere in the world) you'll see it on your Google map in the report section of our website (My Live GeoMap).

Kelly Brook QR Code in The Sun

Model Kelly Brook has appeared on Page 6 of todays (9th December) edition of The Sun newspaper promoting Pepsi's recent use of QR codes. Pepsi recently started to print QR codes on over 400 million UK bottles and cans of Pepsi Max. More details can be found on the original story below. See The Sun's online article or the Pepsi max QR code website

Yell trials QR codes

Yell is placing QR codes on the front page of their Edinburgh and Cardiff December editions to trial the technology. Both a cinema and a weather QR code will allow readers to check cinema listings and local weather information.Bermuda Yellow pages already allow QR codes to be placed alongside actual adverts within their 2008/2009 directory. More information can be found at Marketing week yell QR code

Brazilian giant Claro push QR codes

Mobile phone giant Claro will be the first Brazilian operator to use QR codes in a Christmas advertising campaign with QR codes appearing in newspapers, magazines and leaflets to coincide with a billboard, internet, and cinema campaign. Claro subscribers can text the word Choice to 250 to download a QR code reader. One scan of the code will direct the mobile phone to a website where the giants Christmas jingle can be downloaded with non Claro subscribers being redirected to a Christmas offers page. As of September 2008 Claro claimed 78% Wireless market penetration with a 25% wireless market share and accounts for 190 million mobile phone subscribers (35.6 million wireless subscibers) in Brazil. It's parent company América Móvil is the 5th largest mobile phone network operator in Latin America and the venture by Carlos Slim Helú has placed him in the wealth ranks with the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

See the advert by clicking read more

Complete QR code management

QRMe.co.uk are launching a complete QR code management system enabling QR codes to be grouped into logical units. The new website is up and running and final beta testing is underway with a view to launch over the coming weeks. Ian Foster, QRMe.co.uk's founding creator explained "The mobile phone revolution is on the horizon and we'll see mobile phones become as important as the desktop PC has been over the past decade . The annual mobile advertising market is set to grow from $1 billion to $10 billion over the next 5 years and, with Goolge positioning itself squarely at the root of this medium by launching the Andriod software stack for mobile devices, the signs are that this is the next untapped internet space".

Take a pre launch sneak preview

Click the read more button to see mobile phone usage around the world.

Texas innovative QR codes

The City of Manor, Texas, USA was recently honoured at an annual conference put on by Goverment technology and the center for digital Government for an innovative use of QR codes. The Manor SmartCode project has placed City of Manor SmartTour QR Codes around the City. The City Secretary for City of Manor explained to QRMe that QR codes have been placed on historical markers, old buildings, The city hall, parks, city vehicles, business cards and other items of interest. One scan of a city vehicle (SmartTruck) QR code will direct you a web page disclosing information about the trucks functions and it's routes. SmarkPark QR Codes placed on fences surrounding parks explain the history of the person the park is named after as well as rental information if you would like to hire the park for a function.

Examples of the innovative use of the QR codes can be found at flickr city of manor QR codes or visit City of manor SmartCodes tour page.

Click readmore for a Google map of Manor.

Kia SM QR LA US ( code )

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Kia motors has launched a Kia Soul Mobile website in the US for the Los Angeles Auto show (starts 19 Nov). QR codes at various locations and on different literature will direct visitors to the KiaSoul.com website which will contain a variety of downloadable artwork from various artists. Kia's new soul vehicle will be available spring 2009. Click for more information on the Kia soul car qr code

Click read more to see the KIA soul video at the concept stage

QR code appears in CSI 'Dead Inside'

QR codes hit mainstream TV in a recent episode of CSI: New york. The Dead inside episode featued a QR code which helped to solve a gruesome murder. During an autopsy on a unfortunate guy who had suffered a fatal blow to the head a QR code was found on the back of a piece of paper in the hand of the deceased. Scanning the QR code led to a webiste where people would email their deepest, darkets secrets. This led investigators to a user by the name of Lola54 who had been having an affair with the victim. More information on the episode can be found at CSI QR code

Click the read more link to see the scene from CSI: New york.

Thanks to David Spathaky at http://beara.ie/ for the lead.

Pepsi QR code

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Pepsi UK have kicked off a Pepsi max kicks mobile phone campaign using QR codes on their bottles and cans. Consumers can download various content for their mobile phones just by scanning the barcode with their mobile phone. The QR code will automatically redirect the mobile to a WAP site containing the content. Over 400 million Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Max cans and bottles will have the QR code placed on them. Games, videos and weird and wacky websites are just a few options available to Pepsi consumers. The rollout will give the company an alternative way of communicating with the brands consumers. See Pepsi Max for more information

The latest Nokia mobile phones already have the capability to read QR codes. See our QR code readers section for your barcode reader.

See the Pepsi Max kicks advert and scan the Pepsi QR code by clicking read more.

QR Code android code

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awalkingcity.com recently blogged about creating QR codes on the new T Mobile G1 android platform. The android code uses Googles API to generate the actual QR code. To get started developing your own QR code applications on androd devices just download the android sdk - software development kit from Google. Get you QR Code reader for android here http://www.qrme.co.uk/qr-code-resources/qr-code-readers.html

Original blog post http://awalkingcity.com/blog/?cat=5 .

To see the sample code click read more. There is also an excellent article at http://awalkingcity.com/blog/?p=116 and a complete android api reference guide at code.google.com.

See our android videos here http://www.qrme.co.uk/android-videos.html

Museum QR Code experiment

The Powerhouse Museum (Sydney, Australia) went live with its first public experiment with QR codes back in July this year.

A QR code was placed on the back of their festival catalogue for Sydney Design 08 which, once scanned, directed users to a hidden web page which provided a discount voucher for the festival and ensured free entry to the Museum during the event. Recent post event analysis revealed the following (Seb Chan's blog ..)

QR code analysis

Matthias Wiedemann of matez.de has emailed QRMe regarding his recent analysis of QR codes. Matthias' Web image analysis project used the likes of Yahoo image search, Google image search and Flickrs API to scan for images containing the keywords "qrcode" and "qr code". 4737 hits were found but only 1935 were succesfully decoded and, of these 1935, a sample of 200 words were taken to produce a keyword tag cloud. The compilation exercise will be repeated in around 6 months to monitor the trend.

Not suprisingly, Japan came out at the top of the top level doman analysis (country specific TLD's) and NTT docomo's MEBKM bookmark registration keyword headed the keyword content list.

More infomation on Matthias' work can be found at http://tinyurl.com/57ufk8 To view some of the statistics click the read more link below.

Sony Quantum code

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Sony have launched quantumcode.mobi which is an intriguing game based on QR codes. Constance Newlove is an imaginary data analyst at MI6 and her life is in danger after coming into the possession of information regarding the Quantum Code. The Quantum code opens a safe which contains something that could change the world forever and your mission is to stop it falling into the wrong hands. What makes the game play a little out of the ordinary is the fact that information is time released so the site will keep you on the edge of your seat for quite a while. check it out at quantumcode.mobi. See the Sony quantum code video. Follow the story here quantum code story. Sony are also advertising their new TV range with bond actor Daniel Craig with a theme based around the film Quantum of solace.

How do you scan the quantum code? just visit our QR code readers section

Update (24/10): The winner of the Quantum Code, Graham, just walked away with $15K worth of Sony prizes