QR Code

[Ryan]

They're not all for Amtrak.

It's just that I have several for Amtrak and and some airline QR Codes as well for my trip. The group of all of them easily fits in my wallet. Folding the all up would be one fat clump of paper. Besides, I like knowing I have all my tickets on my person all the time, where ever I go, should the luggage disappear.

 

[BCL]

Those scanners the conductors use are iPhones? Why!? Sounds like a racket to me.

They're iPhone 4S (black only) in a specialized case with a scanner and auxiliary battery. I'm not sure what kind of case, but there are several on the market with a laser/camera combination scanner. I've seen them out of the case, and you'd think the special program that they use would be able to access the camera, but apparently that program is "blind" without that specific case.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404110,00.asp

 

[jis]

As I recall, the original App for the program was written by a member of AU, and I recall discussing it with him before there were any Android phones out and about.