ScanLife for Everyone!
Author: David J.14 Feb
With barcode scanning becoming more and more popular every day, and we were starting to hear from a growing number of non-Smartphone users who wanted in on the fun. While we have apps that work on Java & even BREW devices, we just launched a new service that increases our reach in the US by 35% in a single day!
“Scan & Send” basically allows someone to take a normal picture of a 2D or 1D barcode, send it to us by MMS or email, we will decode it from our server and send back the correct content. Here’s the real kicker – this works on industry standard barcodes like QR Codes, Datamatrix, EZcode, and even UPC codes with an auto-focus camera. So, if you’re one of the 20 million people in the US that already have a standard code reader on your phone, you can just launch the app (hopefully ScanLife) to get the content is seconds. If not, use Scan & Send!
MMS works in the US by sending the picture to 43588, and it’s available to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint – the top 3 carriers, and hopefully we will have the fourth very soon.
Not in the US? Just send the picture to scan@scanlife.com, and we’ll send a link back by email instead.
So, you want to use standard QR Codes, but also want to reach three times more people than just Smartphones? Here’s your answer!
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9 Responses for "ScanLife for Everyone!"
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by SafeCycle.Net, ScanLife. ScanLife said: Want to reach 3x more people and still use QR Codes? Here you go… http://bit.ly/hslE1H #qrcodes [...]
[...] “Scan and Send” system comes from Scanlife, as an additional service to the barcode-reading and QR-code decoding smartphone apps the company [...]
[...] “Scan and Send” system comes from Scanlife, as an additional service to the barcode-reading and QR-code decoding smartphone apps the company [...]
[...] “Scan and Send” system comes from Scanlife, as an additional service to the barcode-reading and QR-code decoding smartphone apps the company [...]
[...] to be able to intereact with increasingly widespread and visible QR codes, scanner app company Scanlife recently debuted a service where any camera phone can take a photo of a barcode, MMS it to a phone [...]
Great idea but what about new upgrades. last time i was in the verision store there were just a few old style phones available. mostly they are pushing smartphones, because they have so many other functions to take advantage of now. i’m not sure but as people start utilizing new contracts on their phones, won’t it be a mute point? it is cool technology to have but I think the learning curve for most will happen with the purchase of a new phone. as more people want to check email with a phone will this be learned almost too late? will it be learned just in time for an upgrade anyway? it is tough enough now for some to learn about qr why make it more complicated? Quick response it the basis of the name, Right? i am not sure this is the answer for the long term
So we have an app already that works for the Smartphones. That’s what we’ve been doing for the past 3 years….maybe you missed something
[...] This is big, because now you can publish a QR Code and reach millions of people that have already downloaded a 2d bar code application, AND now another 100 million that haven’t – the bottom line is no mobile application is required for cell phone users who want to scan a QR Code and have relevant content delivered directly to their phones. More info on this announcement can be found on the Mashable and Fast Company blogs. You can also read the QR Code announcement on the ScanLife blog here. [...]
[...] that QR codes are not just for Smartphone users. Anyone with a cellphone equipped with an auto-focus camera can now get in on the QR frenzy. What makes the use of QR codes so appealing is the potential [...]