I think that was mentioned in another thread. The only thing QR codes can't do is be re-used, so you can't stick a tag on some leftovers, then pull it off and tell the app it now means something different. Instead, you'd need to print a new label. Don't get me wrong, Red Laser is great and I much prefer it to other apps of its kind, but that is one limitation I see right now. Of course, there may be ways around it by encoding a URL onto the code and then changing the text on the other end of that URL, but that is not a simple solution for some. Hmm, I wonder what would happen if you used Dropbox to hold text files, then pointed your codes to them…
Anyway, could you please tell us how you contacted Red Laser? I looked on their site but could not find an address. I want to thank them for their app and offer a few minor suggestions, such as auto-reading of the identified product or the option to have the flash always on. Thanks. On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Dan Rossi <danrossi1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I contacted Red Laser with a couple of questions. The responses were useful. > > Firstly they do not allow for an alternative barcode database, it is > theirs, and theirs alone. Not terribly surprising as they are > probably trying to drive merchants to register with them. They claim > to have the largest registry around, 50 million codes. > > The second response was much more interesting, and one I should have > thought of. We have discussed how to do personal tagging of items. > Well, QR codes actualy encode text, so you can actually print your own > QR codes and tag your own items. Then when you scan that tag, it will > read out whatever you encoded in the QR code. This way you can use > Red Laser as a reader for personally tagged items as well as UPC > tagged items. > > I am liking this more and more. > > Dan Rossi > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
