If, for whatever reason, you can’t figure out how use your phone’s built-in QR reader, there are many free easy-to-use QR code reader apps available for iOS and Android. The new normal: It's a ...

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

Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox One can scan QR codes to save players the hassle of typing in download codes, Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten confirmed via Twitter. Whitten was responding to a ...

The Xbox One will apparently ease that step, by using Kinect to read QR codes. It started with a Reddit thread, stating that if the Xbox One was going to require Kinect, it should be able to scan ...

For example, its Kinect camera can read QR codes, so when you buy a Xbox Store gift card or an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can hold the QR code up to the camera and redeem it instantly.

First, you need a QR-code app and a smartphone or tablet equipped with a camera. iOS users should check out RedLaser.Android fans can try either RedLaser or QR Droid.Both of these apps are free to ...