Tikitag renamed Touchatag, adds QR codes to repertoire

We haven't heard much from Tikitag since they showed up on the scene last September, sticking RFID tags to everything in sight. The Alcatel-Lucent Venture-backed company's popped up on the radar again, only this time it's taken on a more tactile-focused name, Touchatag, and is now touting 2D barcode support, including do-it-yourself tag creation system for adding some QR ciphers to your business cards or anything else you wish to lay claim. No word on the new pricing -- a Tikitag RFID set was supposed to cost $50 in October -- but if you're interested in testing the service out, there's a sign up to join the developer community on their main site.

Read - Press Release
Read - Touchatag Developer Network

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:15AM]

wow, new technology for iPhone

[r34p3r Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:20AM]

But is this an iPhone-only app, or can other devices use it?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:22AM]

I don't know !!!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:24AM]

BeeTagg has code readers for all phones, including iPhone http://www.beetagg.com, i think touchacode is not really mobile yet.

[1 Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:26AM]

Nokia phones have had QR readers for years.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:45AM]

Yeah most latest Nokia phones have a Barcode reader pre install. This weel I've been playing with most QR code reader available for the iphone and by far the best one is (of course the paid one) Optiscan. 2d sense as well is not bad but optiscan is the fastest in scanning as it does a "live scanning"

[Gnoll Posted Feb 16th 2009 7:42AM]

I'm pretty sure most halfway capable phones with cameras have QR readers. But do you really need a system for this? You can just generate codes yourself and I'm pretty sure you can just go into a regular store and buy sticker paper. Is there anything about this that would make it worth getting?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 8:53AM]

Who else is reading this 'toosh-a-tag'?

[greylurk Posted Feb 16th 2009 10:21AM]

Doesn't this make it *more* like the ill-fated Cue-Cat, not less?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 16th 2009 10:19AM]

Reminds me of that stupid CueCat device that Radio Shack was giving out years back.

[greylurk Posted Feb 16th 2009 10:22AM]

It's a good thing for Alcatel there's not already a publicly available web site that does this: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/, And they're certainly the first to market with a USB RFID scanner: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/Search.aspx?searchTerms=rfid&submit=true

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 17th 2009 11:36AM]

Hi, I run a QR code website in the UK and thought I'd list a few useful links for your readers :-

Learn more about QR codes :-
http://www.qrme.co.uk/qr-codes-explained.html

Download a QR code Reader :-
http://www.qrme.co.uk/qr-code-resources/qr-code-readers.html

Read more about QR code tracking
http://www.qrme.co.uk/site-overview.html

Regards.
Ian