I am a little bit embarrassed to say that I have been displaying all these fancy barcodes all over the site to be able to have a quick way for you do download these great apps, but I haven’t done any explaining on how they work or what programs to use to scan them. Well the way it works is simple. You just have to load the app (3 great examples below) and choose the option to scan a barcode. It will load your camera app up with a cool target or line on it to help you line up the barcode and once it focuses and recognizes the barcode it will load the appropriate page (or a confirmation screen letting you know where it is taking you to). So without further delay, here are my favorite 3 barcode scanners (in no particular order).
 | Name: ZXing Barcode Scanner |
| Description: Scan barcodes on products then look up prices and reviews. You can also scan Data Matrix and QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, etc. Also share your contacts, apps, and bookmarks via QR Code. This is why contacts permissions are needed. | |
| Download Link: http://goo.gl/f97fs |
| Name: QR Droid |
| Description: Scan any QR code from your camera, read from QRs shown in Android browser, saved in your SD card or any QR image given its Internet URL. The only QR code app rated “5.0 out of 5 stars” by PCWorld. Get the best! | |
| Download Link: http://goo.gl/m2tjE |
| Name: QuickMark Barcode Scanner |
| Description: Barcode scanner for QR Codes and much more! QuickMark is a mobile barcode scanner app that allows auto-scanning of multiple barcode formats from your phone. (Quick Code, QR Code, Data Matrix, EAN 8/13, Code39, Code128) Use mobile barcodes to access web links, add contacts, navigate maps, and much more! Works with QuickMark’s Chrome browser extension! | |
| Download Link: http://goo.gl/eq9Em |
Did you see how I did that? I just linked to a barcode scanner app with a barcode… Yeah, that’s how I roll. I guess it is there incase you want to test it out, or you already have on of the apps and want to try another one. Regardless of the reasoning enjoy!
