JAGTAG claims 87% of all US phone owners can use mobile barcodes right now

2d barcodes are one of those technologies that seem perfectly suited to working on mobile phones. The technology can offer a lot to the modern consumer - by the simple step of taking a picture of a barcode, it allows you to gain access to a vast amount of information, special offers and more. Outside of Japan, take up of barcodes has been fairly reserved. However, Seattle-based company JAGTAG claims that right now, almost 90% of all phone owners in the States can use mobile barcodes.

Mobile barcodes on TV and on Sony Ericsson with Scanbuy

2d barcoding expert Scanbuy, as busy as ever, has released two pieces of news today. First, it is powering a new mobile barcode service from Latin American mobile operator Claro Chile. Second, the Scanlife barcode reader will be coming pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson camera phones.

The Casio, Hitachi and NEC mobile merger simplified

At the end of August, we reported on the possibility of a merger between three of Japans smaller mobile device companies. Casio, Hitachi and NEC all have other manufacturing concerns, but their mobile divisions haven’t been hugely succesfully. Now the three companies have confirmed that they will be merging their mobile units into one, much larger venture. They’ve released some details - so we can have a look at what it will mean.

Scanbuy and Avery Dennison launch mobile barcode solution for in-store retail

Mobile barcodes specialist Scanbuy announced today that it and Avery Dennison Corporation are launching a new in-store service for mobile devices. Avery Dennison is a worldwide creator of identification and decoration tags for products. The new deal will see Avery Dennison connecting it’s line of retail labels with Scanbuy’s suite of Scanlife service.  The service [...]

New “dense” mobile barcode stores multimedia content, no need for net access

Scientists at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia claim they have developed new “dense” barcodes that can store enough information to hold images, video or ringtones. This multimedia can be downloaded directly to a camera phone without the need for internet access.
The have named the new kind of barcode the Mobile Multi-Colour Composite (MMCC) 2D-Barcode.
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Nokia breakfast: exclusive launch of new N86 mobile device

Nokia unveiled its new mobile device at an exclusive breakfast this morning at MWC - the N86 8MP. Nokia is so proud of its 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera that the official name of the product has 8MP in it! We had a great intro to the new device and run through of some its [...]

Samsung releases details for Memoir mobile camera… I mean, mobile phone

Samsung has announced some details ahead of the release of its new mobile phone. The Memoir (or SGH – T929, if you like) is a touchscreen mobile phone, with a fully-functional 8 megapixel camera in it. From the back, it even looks like a camera!

Basic specs:
The device has a 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen, with [...]

Sony Ericsson’s C905 Cyber-shot™ phone gets a starring role and stops the city in its tracks

The company commissioned professional photographer Matt Stuart to take photos, using the 8.1 megapixel C905 Cyber-shot™ camera phone, to use in the launch of its new campaign.

The Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-Shot™ has a 8.1megapixel camera.

This social media news release contains photos of the C905 Cyber-Shot™ in action.

Camera. Lights. Action! Sony Ericsson’s new C905 Cyber-shot™ camera [...]

Mobile Barcodes 101: Understanding Mobile Barcodes

Mobile Barcodes 101: Understanding Mobile Barcodes (sponsored by NeoMedia Technologies)  
Mobile barcodes are on the verge of becoming a global phenomenon, but what exactly are they, what do they do, and for whom? We became familiar with the original, linear barcodes (or 1D), from our supermarket shopping in the 1980’s (although the technology was patented [...]

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