2-D barcodes can be easily spotted in a lot of product and services in the market today. It’s a key to the information that the developer wants to share with you. Using any Windows Mobile phone that has a camera, you can unlock these information.
Today, Fandango is launching a mobile ticket program in eight cities which lets moviegoers finally go paperless. Your ticket is delivered to your mobile phone via an SMS or MMS message linked to a 2D barcode, which the ticket-takers can scan.
MobileTag is an all-in one, universal barcode reader that not only scan and reads a wide variety of barcodes (i.e. Datamatrix, flashcode, fotokody, QR Codes, 1D UPC, EAN 13) but also act as a product scan so you can compare prices between different items.
Barcode Zilla is a perfect app to take with you this holiday season for price comparison. Simply scan the barcode of a product and retrieve information from both local databases and information through the internet. The application is fairly light-weight without much drag in waiting.
Microsoft Tag is Microsoft’s very own barcode reader and generator. CareAce has been adapting the use of Microsoft Tag to allow easier direct-to-mobile downloads. With the latest customizable tag, adding the capability to include company logo, Microsoft Tag has gone mainstream.
ShopSavvy is a services that utilizes the camera on your device to scan barcode of products to find you the best deals both locally and online. According to a reference to the ShopSavvy developer’s blog, it is obvious that a version for the Windows Mobile is being developed.
Here at CareAce.net, we have decided to utilize Microsoft Tag’s barcode reader for convenient direct mobile downloads. Simply flash out your Microsoft Tag’s application and point your mobile device’s camera at the barcode to download applications or get to specific websites. Sweet? Yes, and you can only expect the beta release to get better.
Wanting to download the application for your Windows phone but doesn’t want to go through the whole USB procedure? Microsoft Tag, the company’s very own barcode and barcode-reader allows fast and easy way to download application by using the camera on your phone.
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