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Recently, I have been intrigued with the idea of a camera phone barcode reader. Unfortunately the idea is not my own. Semacode long ago (in internet time) created a 2D barcode reader for a bunch of camera phones. 2D barcodes are like the normal barcodes you see, but add a second dimension so they are a matrix of black and white squares. I had an Intermec Pocket PC a while back and I scanned in a 2D barcode on a UPS package. I was amazed at all the information it could hold. It contained my tracking number, name, address, phone number(s), and more. Semacode marketed it as a way to transfer information into electronic devices. Semacode was hoping people would start printing these 2D barcodes on business cards so people could read in contact information easily.

As I’m sure you’ve gathered not many people use 2D barcodes. However, there are an abundance of regular ol’ one dimensional barcodes out there. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a 1D barcode reader for a phone? Then, when I was at Barnes I could scan a book and get reviews off from Amazon. Or I could do a price comparison.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 7th, 2005 at 7:31 am and is filed under Logistics.