While QR codes in Japan is still fresh in other part of the world, mobiletag has set up their website and demonstrate their similar technology. QR codes have become a major tool to facilitate the usage of mobile data services, and QR codes help to overcome one of the most important barriers to mobile commerce and mobile content sales.

Initially developed for logistics and car parts supply chain management by Denso Corporation, applications for QR codes have recently found explosive growth with the advent of camera phones. QR codes are a very important information input and output tool, and are facilitating the growth of the mobile economy.

From Denso Corporation, QR Code is capable of handling all types of data, such as numeric and alphabetic characters, Kanji, Kana, Hiragana, symbols, binary, and control codes. Up to 7,089 characters can be encoded in one symbol. It also support error correction, with up to 30% of codewords can be restored.

QR code has already become one of the popular tool for mobile phones in Japan. It provides information and also able to let mobile phone users purchase product using the QR code. For example, capcom.co.jp is displaying QR code on their mobile phone game page, you could just capture the QR Code on your compatibile phones, and it will start the purchasing process without any complicated steps.

While there is not much info on Mobiletag website, we could have come closer on the fun technology.

visit mobile tag website here

http://www.mobiletag.com/beta/tags.html via www.ubergizmo.com

Or read about QR Code

http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrfeature-e.html