Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

The invention of the UPC barcode in 1973 revolutionised retail and paved the way for unprecedented efficiency gains in supply chains. Slapping a barcode on everything—from car parts and industrial ...

Unlike some of the fake or malicious Android apps we cover on occasion, Barcode to Sheet is a legitimate productivity app. Google Play shows that the app has been downloaded over 100,000 times and has ...

I’ve always considered barcodes to be one of those invisible innovations that profoundly changed the world. What we might recognize as modern barcodes were originally designed as a labor-saving device ...

If you plan to run a very small store, sometimes called a "mom and pop" shop, you can probably hand-enter pricing information when ringing up a customer's order. For a larger scale operation, however, ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account ...

Often found at the checkout counter, laser scanners decipher information contained within bar codes, allowing a host computer to process data such as product names and costs. Projecting a laser beam ...

QR codes are something that we all take for granted in this day and age. There are even a million apps to create your own QR codes, but what if you want to make a barcode? How about making a specific ...

British grocery chain Tesco is testing the Jade X7 Automated Scanner from Datalogic, a provider of automatic data capture (ADC) solutions, in an effort to improve checkout speed. The technology has ...