While Europe and the US are still wondering about QR codes, those square-like “barcodes” that contains the URL of a website, ColorZip has developed ColorCode to allow mobile phone users to download anything, from text to music, to video, to drinks in vending machines.

This time, the information is not in the barcode itself, but on a remote server accessible through the code. So when you scan a ColorCode with your mobile phone, it connects to a server and downloads information, then presents it to you. The little code could “contain” an URL, a ringtone, or an mp3 for instance.

ColorCode are apparently a success in South Korea, and are about to be introduced in Japan.

Via Wireless 3Yen > Usability in the News and engadget.