What is this funny looking square? It's a QR Code! I've been reading about smart phones over the past two weeks and I started to notice these codes on some websites. A QR Code is like a barcode found on any product you purchase. But the QR Code can hold MUCH more data than that silly old bar code on your box of tissues. You can print a QR Code onto a business card that contains all of your contact info. When someone needs your contact info, they can scan the code with their phones camera and instantly they have everything without typing a single key. A company could put a QR Code into a magazine and when you scan the code, it would take you directly to their website.
There are some really interesting ways these codes can be utilized. I've even seen photos of codes being used on giant screens like at Times Square. When I get my first smart phone, this will be the first QR Code I will scan!
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