Interesting entry over on the S60 Applications blog, talking about the Datamatrix 2D barcode reader that's being built into most future S60 devices. Could this take off outside Japan? Comments welcome.
Read on in the full article.
S60 devices now coming with built-in 2D bar code reader?
Where I live we already have this:
http://www.mobilelife.co.th/mobilelife/t/barcodeaccess/HowToUse.html
The explanation isn't in English, but you can see screenshots.
An interesting novelty. Its nice to have, not an overly important function, but like a car seat warmers...it can come in pretty handy.
This has been around for a while, called Semacode!
Theres even a java version, for phones that allow java to access the camera.
For a much better barcode reader read this review: http://www.gsmblog.net/article.do?keyword=barcode-reader-test-kaywa This barcode reader leaves nokias in the dust