QR codes

bullets

Silent Death

Yea thats not a half bad idea, if you get it printed on a sticker similar to the ones you put on cars you can attach it to the side or you could make a patch and stick it on your gear

bullets

Was thinking of lamination but not the best if stuff gets wet.
And printable stickers may rub off and ruin the image.
Be nice to stick on the sides of guns though or stuff that
tends to get lost at skirmish sites! uber geeky too.

~B

Silent Death

Yea, Unless you engraved it down with a computer controlled milling machine it will eventually wear off. Good idea though, where ya get the QR code done though?

bullets

Silent Death wrote: »

where ya get the QR code done though?

Barcode generator freeware to generate the image.
http://download.fyxm.net/Bytescout-BarCode-13334.html
I supose if you got an inkjet printer to print onto a plastic sticker like medium they would be cheap enough to slap one onto a gun each time your skirmished or when they wore away or got damaged.
I've a G36C with no Trads that has a little square blank bit thats just itching to get something put
into it.

~B

Captain Chaos

i've seen them on the side of the Classic Army M6 AEG range. Some optics now have them on the side. They seem to be laser etched into the metal but they will still waer over time.

3102derek

there is one to the top of the vltor m4 upper receiver.

i must scan it and see what it says

Steve

Forgive me but what's this thread about??

(I know what 2d codes are and how to read them, just wondering how it relates to Airsoft?)

JonnyTwoCombs

Steve wrote: »

Forgive me but what's this thread about??

(I know what 2d codes are and how to read them, just wondering how it relates to Airsoft?)

I was wondering the same thing? :rolleyes:

goblin59

i think theyr talking about using them to distinguish their AEG's from another persons and having their contact detail stored in the code. Which isnt a bad idea but not everyone has a scanner on their phones.

bullets

Steve wrote: »

Forgive me but what's this thread about??

(I know what 2d codes are and how to read them, just wondering how it relates to Airsoft?)

Well it relates to airsoft because manufactures are starting to re-produce
them on airsoft gear which includes the barcodes that are seen on their real-steel counterparts.

On the airsoft ones the codes are probably not going to match whatever
the real-steal ones have on them. + for cheaper cloned gear or stuff
imported from the US they may not have the markings at all on them.

People that buy such goods and may want to reproduce the barcodes
on their equipment might as well have actual data contained in the code
rather than useless information.

For Skirmishers I thought it would be useful for them if they had gear they
could put a bar code on with useful information on it rather than gibberish.

As in "if found please return to....." etc

Handy if you loose a Pistol/Magazine etc while skirmishing and
someone finds it a day or two later and is honest enough to return it to ya.

While you get the same effect by sticking a small label someplace in plain text its just downright more dorky/nerdy/geeky and bit of fun to stick one of these codes in that newer phones can read.
(or absolutely useless if whoever looks at the code is not able to scan it! ;-) )
~B

Steve

Cool, that makes sense alright.

fayer

pTouch printer, use them all the time, very good. Good section of label types available including anti tamper ones.

bullets

must google that printer
I was surprised at how much text you could put in them,
and I hear newer ones that are coloured are now being used to store
small 1-2mb videos :eek:

~B

SgtBob

Nice touch, putting the post in the QR Code.

bullets

SgtBob wrote: »

Nice touch, putting the post in the QR Code.

Was not sure who actually went to the trouble of scanning it!
was half expecting all the replies to be in QR code, that would make for
a pretty unusual thread for anything that had not got a clue what was going on!

~B

SgtBob

bullets wrote: »

Was not sure who actually went to the trouble of scanning it!
was half expecting all the replies to be in QR code, that would make for
a pretty unusual thread for anything that had not got a clue what was going on!

~B

Dang, I never thought of replying in QR, lol.

mclpro

Yeah, the potential of QR codes are limitless really...you should check out a video we just put together that summarizes the recent events surrounding the topic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M437z_SknxE

Leftyflip

mclpro

it was invalid.

bullets

Leftyflip wrote: »

OK then........Cowbell included


~B

Steve

Just in case anyone's wondering what's being said (and you haven't got a fancy schmancy phone app), copy the URL of the image and paste it in http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx to read.

SgtBob

I am gonna stop reading this thread. Everytime someone puts up a code, I can't help but scan it to see what it says. It's insideous.

So I will leave this thread on this note:



Sorry had to be different

Rooky1

OK I can scan the qr codes and read them, but how do you create them???

I am getting to old for all this stuff!!:D

Steve

Rooky1 wrote: »

OK I can scan the qr codes and read them, but how do you create them???

I am getting to old for all this stuff!!

bullets wrote: »

Barcode generator freeware to generate the image.
http://download.fyxm.net/Bytescout-BarCode-13334.html

Paddy The Pirate

Can I ask, how do you scan and read these codes??

Rooky1

Steve wrote: »

Thanks Steve.

Missed that post! Oooops:)

Rooky1

Paddy The Pirate wrote: »

Can I ask, how do you scan and read these codes??

I just downloaded a QR code reader to my mobile.

I am using a HTC HD2 and downloaded from oMarket.

mclpro

To create: http://www.scanlife.com (sign-up for an account)

Or http://www.qrstuff.com

To read:

Download RedLaser on Iphone or Android

On Blackberry- I-Nigma

!111!

DoBhrionn

Is their any for Symbian OS? (Nokia for those who don't know) This would come in pretty handy

defenderdude

You started a trend Bullets...;)

http://www.ebairsoft.com/james-military-code-sticker-p-4139.html