Sprint today announced that its customers can now install the ScanLife from Scanbuy, a 2D barcode scanning software for mobile phone. Using the ScanLife application, Sprint customers can scan the barcode and be sent to a Web site on their Sprint phone that will contain, if found, pricing, availability and additional product information. For example, a 2D barcode appearing on a movie poster can deliver Sprint customers to a Web site with information on the film, movie locations and ticket prices when scanned with the ScanLife application. This eliminates the need to type Web addresses or search for content by keywords.
The ScanLife application is immediately available to download on more than 30 Sprint camera phones, and Sprint plans to make ScanLife available on additional camera phones in the coming weeks. Sprint data subscribers can easily download the application for no additional charge by going to the mobile Web on their Sprint phone, selecting Downloads and typing ScanLife in the Search box, or by typing www.getscanlife.com in the phone’s mobile Web address bar. Users can also receive the application download information by texting ‘SCAN’ to 70734.
