QR Codes - are they going to tip?
I reckon QR codes are on the verge of a tipping point in Australia and probably the UK and US. According to Wikipedia, they were born in ‘94 to track the assembly of automobile parts, now barcode readers bundled on phones are the device that promises to connect our offline world with the mobile internet. This is a much needed thing that is going to help the “average Joe” start using the mobile internet more … among other things.
Come on Telco’s get behind it, it’s yours to be had! The Telco’s made it ubiquitous in Japan, they can do the same here surely.
Phone companies like Nokia are loading the barcode reader on new phones in the factory, Kaywa is making a reader for those that don’t.
There’s plenty of QR Code buzz on del.icio.us and on flickr
Make one and try it out today. And feel free to tell me if I am dreaming!
