QR Codes

After a couple of months of being completely carried away with the iPhone, it’s time to move onto something else – even if it is still mobile phone related!

Quick Response (QR) codes are 2D barcodes that can contain a range of information from a web address to a text block to an address book card. They are ‘read’ using software built into mobile phones with cameras and have been a resounding success overseas, particularly in Japan.

With the advent of devices such as the iPhone which make mobile web browsing more accessible, these codes offer great potential to the medical community. For example, medicines in the future may carry codes on the packaging that link directly to a PDF of the product information. Medical textbooks could have codes embedded in the page which link to added value content online such as ‘bonus’ material or video. Business cards can be easily scanned, saving having to enter the individuals information.

For more information visit www.qrious.com.au.