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QR Codes - Internet to Cell Phone via Camera

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the want-to-be-able-to-buy-a-soda-with-my-cell dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From ITWorldCanada comes an article about a technology that might change the way people use their cell phones in North America: 'A Toronto-based software developer wants to bring Quick Response (QR) codes to Canada, and an industry analyst says this may appeal to companies offering products and services to youth.' McDonald's restaurants in Japan having been using the codes for over a year to present nutritional information on the cell phones of their customers. QR codes were originally developed by Tokyo-based Denso Wave Inc. and are common in Japan. When published in print form — on billboards, transit ads, vehicles or other media — consumers can then take pictures of the images and have them converted to links, phone numbers or other advertising messages."

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  1. Read the post more carefully by Kupfernigk · · Score: 5, Funny

    It says "present nutritional information on the cell phones of their customers." They tell you how much nutritional value there is in eating the cell phone. As nylon and some other plastics contain amino acids, this is not quite as stupid as it sounds.

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