Up with QR Codes and Down with UpCodes!

By andy | January 28, 2008

UpCode URL Example. So this evening, I am browsing the web and I stumble upon a website promoting ‘UpCode‘ – At first I thought this was just a direct alternative for the (much talked about) QR Code. After some further browsing and reading on some other web sites… the UpCode appears to be a little more than a direct competitor.

I downloaded the UpCode specific application and installed it on my Nokia n95 a list of other supported devices is available (237 devices at the moment)! I then checked out the demo codes which were available and realised a few more advanced features were available than those with the standard QR code application I have used previously.

The UpCode application is free to download and install for mobile devices, the downside is – to create the codes you need a license (not so free)! However there are some nifty features available…

Standard code translation.
Direct call from code translation.
Download business / contact card from translation.
Download games / applications (online) from translation.
Download video (online) from translation.

Giving a few more features than the standard QR Code reader (which is bundled with the Nokia n95) – Although more powerful than the QR Code I am unsure how it will take off… due to the cost involved with creating these codes – sit back and watch VHS vs Betamax (round 283)

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