These days, there’s not much a cell phone can’t do.  Now, new bar code scanning technology is turning cell phones into bar code scanners.  This opens up a whole new world of possibilities.  Currently this application is only available for Smartphones or Mobile PC phones that run software.  Your Smartphone must also have a camera attached but nowadays almost every cell phone has a camera.

In Japan, McDonalds started placing bar codes on the Hamburger foil, allowing customers to scan the foil and view nutritional information on the burger. These codes became mainstream in Japan when the largest cell phone companies started loading the code readers on all new phones a few years ago. Now, millions of people have the capability built into their phones, and businesses, in turn, are using them everywhere, on billboards, street signs, published materials and even food packaging.

With the endless possibilities associated with this new bar code industry for both consumers and businesses, bar codes may be popping up in more and more locations in the months to come.

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