A startup called Lisnr wants to replace NFC and QR codes with a new technology that sends data over audio — a communication protocol it’s calling Smart Tone. The technology it’s invented can be used ...

Audio content is booming. Podcasts, audio ads, guided tours, voice notes, and branded sound experiences are now core parts of modern marketing strategies. Yet for all its growth, audio still faces one ...

TONE’s Audio-Activated QR technology™ utilizes sound to passively engage with audiences, products and services. It allows for never-before-seen levels of engagement, activation, and metrics. The ...

Lucknow: In a major step to enhance tourist experience and promote cultural heritage, the Yogi govt is set to launch QR code-based audio tour portals and content at 100 key tourist destinations across ...

Let's begin this look at museums in the 21st century by beaming back... to 20th century Amsterdam. In 1952, Stedelijk Museum curator and Director Willem Sandberg introduced the first portable gallery ...

In 1994, bar codes were in widespread use in businesses around the world, but the Japanese car component company, Denso Wave, wanted something quicker. So they asked one of their engineers, Masahiro ...

It stands for “quick response.” It was created in 1994 by a Denso Wave employee named Masahiro Hara who had the idea while playing “Go.” He realized a grid system could hold much more info in a single ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account information, phone numbers, or even coupons. QR codes are found everywhere from ...