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March 4th, 2010, 12:05
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Everybody loves a world's first. So we might as well mention that Microsoft just released its very first application written for Google's competitive Android smartphone platform: Microsoft Tag Reader. Tag (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/microsoft-tag-makes-a-video-appearance-still-seeking-popularity/), as you might recall, is Microsoft's pseudo QR code (http://www.engadget.com/tag/qr%20code) implementation that uses high capacity color "barcodes" to link back to content. Download the app from the Android Market, scan a Tag with any camera enabled Android phone, and the linked data will automatically load on your device, be it a web page, video, advertisement, coupon, etc. Of course, readers without tags are as useless as tags without a wide swath of people with devices to read them -- so really, Microsoft has no choice but develop its Tag apps (already available for WinMo, Symbian, Blackberry, and iPhone handsets) for as many platforms as possible. First!Tag: Microsoft's first Android app is it (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/tag-microsofts-first-android-app-is-it/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Everybody loves a world's first. So we might as well mention that Microsoft just released its very first application written for Google's competitive Android smartphone platform: Microsoft Tag Reader. Tag (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/microsoft-tag-makes-a-video-appearance-still-seeking-popularity/), as you might recall, is Microsoft's pseudo QR code (http://www.engadget.com/tag/qr%20code) implementation that uses high capacity color "barcodes" to link back to content. Download the app from the Android Market, scan a Tag with any camera enabled Android phone, and the linked data will automatically load on your device, be it a web page, video, advertisement, coupon, etc. Of course, readers without tags are as useless as tags without a wide swath of people with devices to read them -- so really, Microsoft has no choice but develop its Tag apps (already available for WinMo, Symbian, Blackberry, and iPhone handsets) for as many platforms as possible. First!Tag: Microsoft's first Android app is it (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/tag-microsofts-first-android-app-is-it/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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