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stephenwilks · 01-15-2012, 07:26 AM

Having recently decided to explore a little in the realm of QR codes, I have found that the Kindle 3 browser is surprisingly effective at searching for QR codes and displaying them clearly at say a medium size. Screenshots also seem to be a good way of passing these codes to say a PC or laptop. Online QR readers (on a PC or laptop) seem to be capable of creating links from these screenshots. I have also found it quite easy to use an online QR generator on a Kindle 3 - again either displaying the QRs or recording them by screenshots. Some minor image cropping is occasionally necessary, before the QR reader is used on the PC or laptop.

SEND TO KINDLE .pdfs also appear to be an effective way of QR codes to the Kindle 3 for clear display purposes. My next step is to find out whether Kindle 3 displayed QRs can be transferred to say an internet camera phone. My aging digital camera doesn't seem to be able to handle the interference of the Kindle 3 screen. I can imagine that a Kindle might be quite a good way to pass on contact info to one's clients etc. [Said aging digital camera, in super macro shot mode, seems quite capable of recording magazine QRs for PC and laptop reading, with a little judicious trimming and resizing.]

I don't yet have a cameraphone/Iphone or Ipad device, so I will carry some QRs with me on the Kindle 3, in the hope I can get another camera phone user to try them out for me.

I don't realistically suppose it is possible to use a Kindle 3 displayed QR on the machine itself, to browse sites or read other data. And perhaps, almost as unrealistically, I don't suppose it is yet possible to copy & paste URLs into a QR generator on the Kindle 3 itself. Or is it?

01-15-2012, 07:26 AM	#1
stephenwilks Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard Wi-fi 3G	Kindle 3 QR experiments Having recently decided to explore a little in the realm of QR codes, I have found that the Kindle 3 browser is surprisingly effective at searching for QR codes and displaying them clearly at say a medium size. Screenshots also seem to be a good way of passing these codes to say a PC or laptop. Online QR readers (on a PC or laptop) seem to be capable of creating links from these screenshots. I have also found it quite easy to use an online QR generator on a Kindle 3 - again either displaying the QRs or recording them by screenshots. Some minor image cropping is occasionally necessary, before the QR reader is used on the PC or laptop. SEND TO KINDLE .pdfs also appear to be an effective way of QR codes to the Kindle 3 for clear display purposes. My next step is to find out whether Kindle 3 displayed QRs can be transferred to say an internet camera phone. My aging digital camera doesn't seem to be able to handle the interference of the Kindle 3 screen. I can imagine that a Kindle might be quite a good way to pass on contact info to one's clients etc. [Said aging digital camera, in super macro shot mode, seems quite capable of recording magazine QRs for PC and laptop reading, with a little judicious trimming and resizing.] I don't yet have a cameraphone/Iphone or Ipad device, so I will carry some QRs with me on the Kindle 3, in the hope I can get another camera phone user to try them out for me. I don't realistically suppose it is possible to use a Kindle 3 displayed QR on the machine itself, to browse sites or read other data. And perhaps, almost as unrealistically, I don't suppose it is yet possible to copy & paste URLs into a QR generator on the Kindle 3 itself. Or is it? Last edited by stephenwilks; 01-15-2012 at 07:36 AM.