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MaFt
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: New PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database Advert! |
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 Never one to be out-done by a certain soft-drinks manufacturer, PocketGPSWorld.com are pleased to announce their new advertising campaign - The QR-Code!
Simply print this code out onto anything and everything to be a walking advert (so long as you don't mind people taking pictures of you on their phone). With the correct software installed you can take a picture of the code and be directed straight to our Speed Camera pages via the wonders of the mobile web (mobile browsing charges may apply).
Right-click the code above and 'save as' to download it to your computer.
The following sites have free software for reading QR-Codes on your phone:
Kaywa Reader
Nokia Mobile Codes
i-nigma
BeeTagg Reader for iPhone
Enjoy and don't stick them anywhere illegal...!
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks more like something you might find on an Egyptian tomb!!!! |
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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This means absolutely nothing to me!
BUT if I did want to do something with it and that something was print it on a T-Shirt, would I need to reverse it before printing (like all other T-Shirt printing). Not that I'd be able to tell which was the right way round.
I can just imagine me printing it on a T-Shirt and everybody from here to there wetting themselves laughing because to anyone wearing Polaroids, it reads "This guy is a *********** of the highest order!"
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| DennisN wrote: | | This means absolutely nothing to me! |
Grab a QR tag Reader app for your PocketPC then try it.
| Quote: | | BUT if I did want to do something with it and that something was print it on a T-Shirt, would I need to reverse it before printing (like all other T-Shirt printing). Not that I'd be able to tell which was the right way round. |
It has to appear in the orientation shown above, if it was reversed I suspect it would be indecipherable. Upside down, sideways etc would be OK I think but reversed would not.
| Quote: | | I can just imagine me printing it on a T-Shirt and everybody from here to there wetting themselves laughing because to anyone wearing Polaroids, it reads "This guy is a *********** of the highest order!" |
Actually that's a good idea, it would be pretty cool!
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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You have to reverse the printing onto a T-Shirt transfer, !siht ekil skool ti esiwrehto when you iron it onto the T-Shirt. 
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| DennisN wrote: | | You have to reverse the printing onto a T-Shirt transfer, !siht ekil skool ti esiwrehto when you iron it onto the T-Shirt. |
Sorry, what I meant was if you have to reverse the print for the T-Shirt paper so that it is displayed on the shirt as it appears above then the answer is yes
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Finally found one of the third-party progs that said it would work with my old camera phone. Downloaded it for a small fortune (Internet on PAYG!)
I saw a menu that said "camera" for about a second before it decided it didn't like it, and now it just asks me to "insert code number or word"
Have you got one for your thingy? |
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Pirate3000
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: Barcode reader |
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Hi there
Thanks great
I use a Nokia N95 phone and it has a built in barcode reader on it, that works great takes me straight to the correct place by just scanning it in.
Now I just need somewhere to put it at work so people can see it. (might try the staff notice board??)
Steve
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MaFt
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Barcode reader |
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| Pirate3000 wrote: |
Now I just need somewhere to put it at work so people can see it. (might try the staff notice board??)
Steve |
nice idea  that's what i like about these codes - they're small enough to place pretty much anywhere yet it can hold over 4,200 alpha-numerical characters along with 30% error correction built in! (hence how it still works with the camera icon in the middle!)
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richard345
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt - what was used to create the code? My Nokia N82 read it without any problem, but I must say, it's the first code like it I have seen. They certainly don't appear to be widespread out there.
One wonders how popular it's going to be or if there are any useful applications about to surface.
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Pirate3000
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: barcode reader |
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These seem to be used a lot in london. The free metro newspaper in the morning sometimes has these in as it allows you to view all the news of the day on your phone...
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MaFt
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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there's one here: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ just do a google for qr-code creator or qr-code generator or similar
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Mick_1959
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Quite a natty idea.
If anyone has had problems with nothing happening, you may find that you need to lower the resolution/picture quality settings and you will then find it works.
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aj2052
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| Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:04 am Post subject: |
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They are also on the Pepsi 500ml bottles.
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MaFt
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| Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| aj2052 wrote: | | They are also on the Pepsi 500ml bottles. |
and cans and 3 litre bottles! that's where i got the inspiration from and the reason for the opening line: 'Never one to be out-done by a certain soft-drinks manufacturer...'
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