ShopSavvy's secret feature: 2D Scanning
Did you know that ShopSavvy (for both iPhone and Android) scans all of those strange 2D barcodes (QR Codes)? It sure does. Very few users even know ShopSavvy can decode those strange boxy codes, but it is true nonetheless. We bought a company called Snappr who pioneered the 2D scanning space earlier this year and have slowly been rolling out 2D scanning support. With this technology ShopSavvy can scan:
- tattoos
- pumpkins
- cupcakes
- rings
- hashbrowns
- earrings
- business cards
- t-shirts
- wine
- keyrings
- puzzles
- scarves
- Japanese signs
- museums
- babies
- cows
- belt buckles
That’s cute but what is the use of this, if same can be accomplished with 1D barcode? I heard 2D codes idea was to work with crappy cell phone cams that cannot read barcodes. And perhaps they can encode more information inside but who cares if all you need from that code is some URL redirection?!
Lots of folks have requested the feature – just giving the people what they want.