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I recently got an email from my friend Brian and his son Sam saying: "Hi Max, we were just talking about QR codes. For some reason, we find them interesting... maybe other techie nerds do as well. Next time you're bored and can't think of anything to blog about, we think you should discuss QR codes in one of your blogs." Well, no sooner said than done. Our first port of call is the Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code ), where we discover that a QR code (where QR stands for "Quick Response") is a two-dimensional matrix barcode that is readable by things like Smartphones and Tablet Computers (so long as you have the appropriate app) and also dedicated QR Readers. The QR code was specifically designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. This technology is commonly used in Japan (where it was created), the Netherlands, and South Korea, but the rest of the world has been slow to get on board. This might be starting to change, however, because I'm starting to see these codes popping up in the most surprising places. Let me give you a couple of examples to play with, and then let's ponder how they might be used. First, I got someone to take a silly "bad hair day" picture of myself and I uploaded this to my CliveMaxfield.com website. Next, I went to a free Online QR Code Generator at qrcode.kaywa.com and – just for the fun of it – I used this to generate two QR codes: one for my main website URL and the second for my "bad hair day" JPG image on the site.   QR Code for my main website QR Code for my "bad hair day" image (Come on, you know you want to look...) Now I needed some way to test these, so my next step was to open up my iPad, bounce over to the App Store, and do a search for "QR Reader". In fact there's a bunch of them (some can create QR codes also), but I just downloaded a freebie to play with. When you launch this app and point the iPad's camera at a QR code, the app automatically detects the code (you don't have to click anything), decodes it, and takes you to the appropriate website. I don't know why, but this really is fun to do (I'm easily entertained). Although they were initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR codes are now being used in a much broader context. For example, QR codes storing addresses and URLs may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or almost any object about which users might need information. Users with a smartphone or tablet computer equipped with a camera (aren't they all these days?) and a QR reader application can scan the image of the QR code to display text, contact information, connect to a wireless network, or open a web page in the telephone's browser. (The act of linking from physical world objects is termed "hard linking" or "object hyperlinking".) Apart from anything else, I think I'm going to add a QR code to my business cards, because anything that makes it easier for people to find me and visit my website and hire me to consult for them and pay me lots of money has got to be a good thing (grin).

My friend Brian and his son Sam just emailed me. Here's what they said: "Hi Max, we were just talking about QR codes. For some reason, we find them interesting... maybe other techie nerds do as well. Next time you're bored and can't think of anything to blog about, we think you should discuss QR codes in one of your blogs." Well, no sooner said than done. Our first port of call is the Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code ), where we discover that a QR code (where QR stands for "Quick Response") is a two-dimensional matrix barcode that is readable by things like Smartphones and Tablet Computers (so long as you have the appropriate app) and also dedicated QR Readers. The QR code was specifically designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. This technology is commonly used in Japan (where it was created), the Netherlands, and South Korea, but the rest of the world has been slow to get on board. This might be starting to change, however, because I'm starting to see these codes popping up in the most surprising places. Let me give you a couple of examples to play with, and then let's ponder how they might be used. First, I got someone to take a silly "bad hair day" picture of myself and I uploaded this to my CliveMaxfield.com website. Next, I went to a free Online QR Code Generator at qrcode.kaywa.com and – just for the fun of it – I used this to generate two QR codes: one for my main website URL and the second for my "bad hair day" JPG image on the site.   QR Code for my main website QR Code for my "bad hair day" image (Come on, you know you want to look...) Now I needed some way to test these, so my next step was to open up my iPad, bounce over to the App Store, and do a search for "QR Reader". In fact there's a bunch of them (some can create QR codes also), but I just downloaded a freebie to play with. When you launch this app and point the iPad's camera at a QR code, the app automatically detects the code (you don't have to click anything), decodes it, and takes you to the appropriate website. I don't know why, but this really is fun to do (I'm easily entertained). Although they were initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR codes are now being used in a much broader context. For example, QR codes storing addresses and URLs may appear in magazines, on signs, buses, business cards, or almost any object about which users might need information. Users with a smartphone or tablet computer equipped with a camera (aren't they all these days?) and a QR reader application can scan the image of the QR code to display text, contact information, connect to a wireless network, or open a web page in the telephone's browser. (The act of linking from physical world objects is termed "hard linking" or "object hyperlinking".) Apart from anything else, I think I'm going to add a QR code to my business cards, because anything that makes it easier for people to find me and visit my website and hire me to consult for them and pay me lots of money has got to be a good thing (grin).  

——作者：In-Stat中国分析师 张强 Dell也发布了基于snapdragon的tablet, 在6月份即将服务于英国O2用户。Tablet这个东西大家可能觉得不是很新鲜了，但当大家还在为tablet和smartphone, smart book, netbook之间的竞争讨论的时候，tablet产品的演进速度却正在将融合实现到了极致。 2009年，我将tablet分成家庭信息机（如verizon hub, mtouch）和移动tablet两类，而现在移动tablet和家庭tablet的界限在逐渐模糊。事实上，tablet正在通过硬件的改造和软件的升级成为我们随时随地都可以用到的娱乐和信息中心。比如dell streak,一个非常重要的硬件改动是支持了包括3G和wi-fi在内的各种链接手段，更通过机座的方式，将dell streak与电视、汽车联系在了一起。而通过蓝牙可以与一些包括耳机，鼠标，键盘等外设的连接也使得tablet的融合特性进一步得到了体现。 其实tablet这种东西也很符合咱们的三网融合的精神，而且在很多政策上也可以打打擦边球。我觉得电信运营商搞点定制的tablet来占领电视屏和智能家庭中心，要比机顶盒的方式好得多。 点击浏览更多 张强博客文章

——作者：In-Stat中国副总经理 雷云 如今在新兴的行业中处处可见山寨的身影，山寨已经成为了一种文化。产业界对山寨常抱一种评击的态度。也有些山寨厂商努力洗白，翻身上岸。 任何事物都有两面性，山寨也如此。Iphone上市之后，国内山寨的快速跟进和模仿对后来类iphone的热销帮助极大。Tablet出来以后深圳的山寨们也快速的打造出了自己的tablet，在电子书和CMMB设备市场也是如此，虽然目前还看不到效果如何，但至少对提高用户认知、培育用户消费习惯方面还是功勋卓著的。 山寨文化是中国互联网和电信行业发展的伴生体，虽然抢食了正货的不少蛋糕，但毫无疑问却是新业务打开市场、快速发展的催化剂。 点击浏览更多 雷云博客文章

——作者：In-Stat中国副总经理 雷云 CES上平板电脑很火，1月27日苹果发布tablet更是让业界让平板电脑成为潜力巨大的绩优股。那Tablet是否会成为终端厂商的下一个增长点呢？ Tablet 在10寸左右，采取触摸屏输入，在性能和体验上是10年前的平板电脑所不能比拟的。这也是认为Tablet发展前景大好的主要原因。但最近一段时间跟一些朋友交流，对Tablet的发展是持谨慎乐观的态度。主要原因是认为Tablet的目标市场不是大众市场，而是一个窄众市场，比如行业用户，赶潮流的高端用户等。和笔记本、上网本或者智能本相比，Tablet不大适合工作和商业用途，而且1000美元左右的价格也决定了它是一个高端产品。特别是中国市场，在全球如此火热的上网本在中国却没有延续它的成功，因此Tablet在中国的发展情况个人认为也并不是太乐观。 点击浏览更多 雷云 博客文章