QR Codes seen in the wild!

Seen on a billboard in London, near Oxford Circus tube.A part electronic animated advert offering a discount at a local store. If you text to 79990 you’ll receive a Datamatrix code.In this case, it’s the store which is using the code; they’ll scan it in before giving you a discount.This is a pretty …

 
Bluetooth Spam from Coca-Cola

Bluetooth spam. It’s been debated for a long time, but it looks like it’s becoming a reality in the UK now that the ICO say marketers do not need opt-in consent – although the DMA differs in opinion.

I was quietly sat in a London restaurant when my phone bleeped into action. Would I …

 

Samir has just released this little auto-rotate app for the N95. As you rotate your phone, the screen reorients itself. It’s a brilliant idea and an excellent application… But it really calls into question Nokia’s ability to react to the market.The N95 has always had an accelerometer (the device which tells it …

 
QR Codes

QR Codes are funky 2D barcodes. Snap one with your camera phone and you’ll get information on your phone.

However good your mad T9 skillz are, it’s a struggle to type in long URLs, SMS exact keywords to a shortcode or to accurately transcribe a business card onto your phone. That’s where QR …

 
MusicStation, some thoughts

Some thoughts on MusicStation – in response to Ewan at SMS Text News

(I do work for Vodafone, but these are my own opions….)

MusicStation by Omnifone is a service offered by Vodafone. For £2 per week, you can download as much music as your phone can store and listen to it any time, anywhere. It …

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