Scanbuy Launches 2D Barcode Application for the Apple iPhone
Scanbuy’s ScanLife 2D barcode application is now available for free on the iPhone App Store.
Scanbuy’s technology uses the phone’s camera to give users an instant connection to information, without needing to search by keyword or type in a lengthy URL. Individuals can also create and scan Personal EZcodes as links to their blogs or networking sites by registering an account at www.scanlife.com.
From the press release
“The iPhone represents a reinvention of the mobile phone that seeks to enable better navigation and easier access to information, making it perfectly compatible with Scanbuy’s objectives,” said Jonathan Bulkeley, Chief Executive Officer of Scanbuy. “We are committed to expanding 2D barcode usage, and iPhone compatibility is a significant step in engaging key mobile adopters and reaching millions of new consumers worldwide.”
What we think?
I am going to download this today and test it. I am also going to meet Jonathan Bulkeley at CTIA this year so another interview is on the way.
Question – when you have a proprietary mobile barcode scanner do you have to request to make barcode content mobile?
Only, I wrote an article about BeeTagg making all of EBay content into personal barcodes and EBay emailed me and were not happy. That was about two years ago.
Is it OK for personal use and when you own the content only or is it not an issue?
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Comment made on August 14th, 2008 at 10:47 amI had my friend download the ScanLife application to his iPhone so I could give it a test drive.
For starters, the application can only read and decipher proprietary EZcodes. Unfortunately the ScanLife application offers no support for 1D UPC/EAN barcodes, or Data Matrix, Aztec, or QR codes. This is the major downfall of the application, since it only supports one proprietary 2D symbology. As a result, ScanLife is not a true universal code reader.
For those wanting a much more intuitive mobile code reading experience, I highly recommend the NeoReader application from NeoMedia Technologies.
The NeoReader is able to read and decipher all common non-proprietary 2D codes (Data Matrix, QR, Aztec) as well as URL embedded 2D codes and all 1D UPC/EAN/Code 128 open source codes. The NeoReader supports direct and indirect code linking, which guarantees maximum interoperability with already existing platforms like 2D Data Matrix Semacodes, and Japanese QR links. This allows the user to click on a variety of barcodes with a single application installed on their mobile device.
Download the NeoReader and instantly transform your iPhone into a universal code reader.
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Comment made on August 15th, 2008 at 5:10 amThere are a couple of different standards out there. This seems so cool. I saw the Ralph Lauren mobile campaign and I tried it out on iPhone. Easy to get the scanner app, a little tricky to get the image on the back of the magazine to work. Check out my review here: http://mobilewebsitewatch.com/2008/08/ralph-lauren-harnesses-mobile-market/
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