Comments on: ScanLife 2D Barcode reader comes to iPhone

ScanLife allows for immediate connection to a Web page without having to remember its URL on the iPhone.

[markntravis]

:CueCat was first.

Metronaut was even earlier...

[mistercow.pnoy]

what if they take the picture sidewards, will it direct to someone else' page?

[NeoReader]

I had my friend download the ScanLife application to his iPhone so I could give it a test drive.

For starters, the application can only read and decipher proprietary EZcodes. Unfortunately the ScanLife application offers no support for 1D UPC/EAN barcodes, or Data Matrix, Aztec, or QR codes. This is the major downfall of the application, since it only supports one proprietary 2D symbology. As a result, ScanLife is not a true universal code reader.

For those wanting a much more intuitive mobile code reading experience, I highly recommend the NeoReader application from NeoMedia Technologies. The NeoReader is able to read and decipher all common non-proprietary 2D codes (Data Matrix, QR, Aztec) as well as URL embedded 2D codes and all 1D UPC/EAN/Code 128 open source codes. The NeoReader supports direct and indirect code linking, which guarantees maximum interoperability with already existing platforms like 2D Data Matrix Semacodes, and Japanese QR links. This allows the user to click on a variety of barcodes with a single application installed on their mobile device.

Download the NeoReader and instantly transform your iPhone into a universal code reader.

[kswa1987]

I went to the website looking for more info... couldn't find much about what these codes are other than something that "makes mobile phones spring into action". I don't get it... so you see something on a webpage that's on your computer, take a picture of the code on it, and then your iPhone navigates to that page? Am I missing something? Are there ads out in the wild with codes like these on them that navigate you to their webpage? Any help on this is appreciated. Maybe I just missed something.