Next year will mark 50 years since the first product barcode was scanned. The simple system of lines, spaces, and numbers has helped track inventory and scan physical product prices. But what if it ...

The UPC barcode, appearing as a sequence of vertical lines on a product label, revolutionized the retail industry 50 years ago by automating price lookup at checkout. While the technology has endured, ...

Before the barcode was introduced, managing inventory from label to self to checkout was time consuming and manual. Not only was this process inefficient, but there ...

June 26, 1974 was an historical milestone that changed the shopping experience: That’s the date the first item was ever scanned with a barcode. Juicy Fruit gum at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, became ...

When it comes to streamlining inventory management and sales, having a reliable wireless Bluetooth 2D barcode scanner can make all the difference. Let’s explore some of the top-rated wireless 2D ...

The initiative by the standards organization could bring traditional 1D barcodes into the 2D world of data matrix and QR-codes. After five decades of barcode use at the point of sale, the technology ...

This post originally appeared on Kao Collins' The Ink Tank. The invention of the barcode for marking and coding was ahead of its time in 1952 when it was granted a patent. Norman Joseph Woodland and ...

Every so often, a tweet goes viral showing someone making a beat by wielding two barcode scanners in front of a sheet of assorted line patterns. It’s like cyberpunk grocery checkout with a dash of ...

Papa John's International Inc. is testing consumer responsiveness to 2D barcodes via a free pizza promotion.. The pizza franchise recently launched its mobile ordering Web site, enabling consumers to ...