Apple plans on rolling out new barcode functionalities in their latest OS X, Mountain Lion
Apple’s recent announcement of Mountain Lion has everyone in the mac community waiting in anticipation, but what could this mean for the barcode community?
It seems as if barcodes will play a large role in Mountain Lion. It’s rumored that the new OS X will have a new “CoreRecognition” and a “CRCodeRedeemer” built for turning barcodes into app licenses.
Current 2D barcodes, such as QR codes, may link to a website or app, but visitors do not always convert into customers. The new features in Mountain Lion will allow users to hold up a card to the Mac’s camera and download prepaid apps from the App Store. This proves to be especially convenient for developers who are looking to market their apps at events and tradeshows.
You may even be able to log-on to your mac through a simple wave of your iPhone.
While speculations are circulating, it makes sense that Apple make barcodes a larger part of their operating system, namely due to their huge growth in recent years.
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This is interesting.. If companies come up with ways of using QR codes that are helpful in everyday activities then maybe QR codes will be around for a while.. a growing trend maybe?
Yes, I think that QR codes will stay relevant as long as they provide value, taking scanners to a wanted destination, rather than just a non-mobile optimized home page.
Dear Sirs, If we can use barcodes to trace the buyers of grocery items if they use any major credit card, then, why not put UPCs (Universal Product Codes) on ALL bullets and their shells, and require everyone in the world to buy their bullets with a major credit card, or use a special ‘Bullet Card’ duped from their driver’s licenses to pay with cash. Then, if the bullets are shot in a crime, the police CSI techs can retrieve the bullets and ejected shells, blow up the UPCs on them, scan the UPCs, and immediately find who purchased the bullets. That doesn’t sound like it would deter gun crime, but gangbangers are not known for their foresight,and it would enable the cops to catch them quickly before they could commit more gun crimes. We are losing over 35000 lives a year in America due to gun violence, and the public foreknowledge that the bullets could be at once traced back to you might lower that body count in the long run.
Awesome headline, and great story.
For years now, Apple has driven innovations in technology. And this level of barcode adoption by Apple, and in turn its millions of faithful customers, can only mean a more exciting and bright future for our industry.