QR codes will not likely be used to their potential. They are being used as 1D bar codes. I have seen products with several QR codes all over different parts and in the manuals. Usually if you scan them going to a useless homepage or a manual that does not specifically refer to the thing being scanned without an exhaustive search.
Remember the most important fact about these codes: Nobody cares.
Useful, but "your phone" will probably not the be the one telling you that. You'll have to use your supermarket app, and better be sure it will do all it can to track and extract every last bit of information about you and the contents of your fridge.
You're only buying eggs every second week? We can't have that, let's present you with a recipe that uses eggs. You still have those cookies you bought four days ago? Let's give you a coupon for milk.
And there will be a nice recipe or a coupon or a Very Limited Exclusive Offer you'll need to send to a friend, so now the app need access to your contacts, and why not sync that info with Meta, and oh look at that, we have a map of all our customers and their spending habits and geographical location and political orientation.
BatchJob · · focus · HN ↗
Remember the most important fact about these codes: Nobody cares.
petra · · focus · HN ↗
But if my phone automatically tells me about stuff in my fridge :
-The cheese has expired or about to be expired
-There's a recall on that baby formula
That's useful.
Or if uses those smart carts at the supermarket, it can tell me:
-this isn't safe with my peanut allergy
-this isn't ethically sourced
-the expiry date is too short
grvbck · · focus · HN ↗
You're only buying eggs every second week? We can't have that, let's present you with a recipe that uses eggs. You still have those cookies you bought four days ago? Let's give you a coupon for milk.
And there will be a nice recipe or a coupon or a Very Limited Exclusive Offer you'll need to send to a friend, so now the app need access to your contacts, and why not sync that info with Meta, and oh look at that, we have a map of all our customers and their spending habits and geographical location and political orientation.