Microsoft released their version of a 2D bar code reader this week at CES.
The MS code looks very similar to a QR code, but the color MS code can hold much more data.
It keeps getting hype as an iPhone app, but I downloaded the Windows Mobile software and it works great. It's much lighter than the QR code reader i-nigma.
This article explains it well.
This link contains a good video about the tags.
The Microsoft Demo/Download page is http://www.microsoft.com/tag/
Is it practical? I'm not sure. Japan has been using QR codes for years. The same QR technology has been available in the US for a while, but never seemed to gain traction.
Do you think this will catch on?
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Microsoft aztec codes offer no additional value except that the tags are smaller.
Unfortunately MS is the only software provider and off course it will come with a MS tax for creating codes.
QR codes are license free and open to anyone to use.....which one do you think makes sense.
Cheers,
Dean Collins
www.Cognation.net/QR
No idea if this will catch on, but I wanted to thank you for your response to my comment on your inaugural post... sounds great, and I hope you'll keep us posted with regular progress reports!
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