Or conversely, they have the QR-code-generating website for businesses but no app on the consumer side of things.
Billed as the first QR-code promotion that Pandora has done, this publicity campaign would engage dog owners through a savvy integration of in-store and online touchpoints.
Some of them rely on technology other than NFC, such as offering services that let people pay for purchases by sending text messages or by scanning product bar codes using a phone's QR-code reader.
To make it quick and easy to get rolling with Everio, Wi-Fi models are supported by a QR code-based Wi-Fi setup utility, and all models are supported by a mobile user guide that's been optimized for smartphone viewing.
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The oft-maligned QR code was originally pitched by some as a taste of the future.
What is not included on any platform (Android, iPhone or Windows) is a built-in QR code scanner.
Other innovations include placing a QR code on a pill-bottle label that consumers can scan with a smartphone to download a short video with information about the drug.
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Marco Antonio de Carvalho, 25, actor, Film student and assistant director for GNT (TV network), was among the curious passers-by who entered the QR Code that redirects to the campaign site on the web and gives access to videos featuring Brazilian performers Rodrigo Santoro, Alice Braga and MV Bill.
Each seat has a QR code that leads users to check-in to the site on Facebook Places, and offers them the opportunity to win VIP tickets for a game at Yankee Stadium .
The advert -- part of which you see below -- shows the faint outline of a QR code, the contents of which lead to the application details.
Especially when it comes to security breaches done through fake quick response codes, or QR codes (crossword puzzle looking bar code scan-able by some smart phones), the iPhone is a lot safer, he says.
Of course, this is just one of the many ways the travel industry has begun to employ the QR code to make travel sites and services more tech-friendly.
When I scanned the QR code for that business, I was given a reward for a free hook-on hat band from their Detroit location.
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Most free QR code apps will launch pages that are crowded with mobile banner ads making the viewing experience sub-par.
Rather than expose your banking details by holding them in a chip, LevelUp's NFC is just used to move the transaction along -- if it's used to get things started, shoppers can either switch to a QR code or complete the transaction with a second tap.
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