Verizon Wireless is offering for free the ScanLife app on more than 30
devices. With ScanLife, users take
pictures or scan barcodes on certain products. The app reads the
bar-codes.
Then users can look at product details and user reviews while
shopping in a store, request coupons/deals, launch tours and connect
business cards to contact information or social networking
profiles.
ScanLife will read all major two-dimensional code formats,
including Datamatrix, EZcode and QR codes. Additionally, many Verizon
Wireless devices with an auto-focus camera will also be able to read
common one-dimensional barcodes (UPC, ISBN, EAN), which are found on
most product packaging. These barcodes will give consumers one-click
access to specific product information, including price comparisons,
product specifications and consumer reviews, making the consumer
shopping experience completely interactive with valuable information
available when it is needed most.
Any individual or business can create its own two-dimensional
codes or register existing one-dimensional codes on the ScanLife Code
Management Platform, available at www.scanlife.com.
Business customers will pay a flat fee based on their specific use of
the system, while personal accounts are free of charge and can be used
to connect to social networking profiles or contact information.
Thousands of national and local businesses have created accounts on the
ScanLife platform to interact with consumers through their mobile
devices.
Smartphones supported include BlackBerry Tour, Storm 1 & 2, Curve, Bold, and Droid.