QR Code Generators/ Readers/ Resources/ Scanners

QR CODE (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte / binary, and kanji) to efficiently store data; extensions may also be used.

The QR Code system has become popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes. Applications include product tracking, item identification, time tracking, document management, general marketing, and much more.

A QR code consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by an imaging device (such as a camera) and processed using Reed–Solomon error correction until the image can be appropriately interpreted. The required data are then extracted from patterns present in both horizontal and vertical components of the image.

QR Code Generators

• beaconstac - "Beaconstac’s custom QR Code generator gives you the power to build brand-owned digital experiences."
• GOQR.ME - "Create QR Codes (for free) [logo, business card, vCard, t-shirt, mug]."
• KAYWA - "QR Code Generator and Management with Tracking, Analytics and Support." Free QR code generator since 2006.
• QR Stuff - "QR Free Online Code Generator And Encoder For T-Shirts, Business Cards & Stickers."

QR Code News, Reviews & Resources

• Deeple - "Bringing Goog Things Back." Online Lost & Found QR Tags. Save time and money if you lose your personal belongings! QR tag designed for keys, suitcases, bags, bagpacks, and all other applications where a keyring/steel-wire-attached tag will fit. The tag can be used as a QR key ring or attached to your luggage.
• iOS 17 finally makes it easier to scan & tap QR codes - "iOS 17 includes a small but much-needed change to the process of scanning QR codes via the Camera app. With this year’s update, the button that pops up when you scan a QR code now appears at the bottom of the Camera app, right above the shutter button, and it doesn’t move..."
• QR Code - Wikipedia.
• QR Code.com - the official website.
• QR code inventor relishes its role in tackling Covid - "'I'm pleased it is being used for people's safety'. Masahiro Hara came up with black and white pattern to optimise inventory in automotive industry."
• QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door - "A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining."
• QRishing Awareness Training - "QRishing is a phishing type attack implemented through the QR code, it works by hiding malicious software or fraudulent websites in the QR code. Users who scan these codes may not immediately recognize the content of the QR code with potentially dangerous consequences."
• THE CURIOUS COMEBACK OF THE DREADED QR CODE - Wired.

QR Code Readers

• QR CODE READERS - list of the best QR Code reading software available to download on the Internet.
• visualead - list of best Android & iPhone QR Code readers.