But his final iteration was to make a standalone reader with an Arduino and use WebUSB to connect to the application on the PC.

Drop these two words into any conversation and you — like me — can suddenly feel super cool, up-to-the-minute and totally on-the-pulse of what’s new in this world! The best way to describe Arduino is ...

[James Tate] is starting up a project to make a “Super Reverse-Engineering Tool”. First on his list? A simple NAND flash reader, for exactly the same reason that Willie Sutton robbed banks: because ...

When you scan a QR code, the QR reader in your phone’s camera deciphers the code, and the resulting information triggers an action on your phone.

To scan a QR code with your iPhone or Android, you'll want to use the QR code lens feature of your camera or download a QR code reader app.