Barcode scanners are an essential product for any retail merchant. This allows store owners and sellers to identify their products and quickly get a bill generated. While barcode scanners have existed ...

A consumer just scans the code already on the package, and the application provides product related information. The application now serves as an assistant to consumers doing product research in-store ...

One of the earliest forms of the bar code will celebrate its 40th anniversary Thursday, June 26. On that date in 1974, a 10-pack of Juicy Fruit Gum was scanned for its Universal Product Code (UPC) at ...

CCD Image Scanning Technology - NetumScan 1D barcode reader is equiped with advanced CCD sensor, which can quick capture 1D codes from paper and screen, including CODE128, UPC/EAN Add on 2 or 5, that ...

Someone’s hard work can be another’s stepping-stone to success! Barcode was the brainchild of Norman Joseph Woodland, but it is George Laurer who is credited for bringing the idea to fruition.

Few people think twice about the barcodes on their shopping, but in the 75 years since they were first dreamed up, they have helped save lives, gone into space and stoked fears of the Antichrist.

As shoppers pack stores in search of Black Friday deals, a North Carolina born invention keeps the checkout lines moving: the Universal Product Code. Each beep of the scanner can be traced back to ...

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If the checkout scanner malfunctions when you’re picking up a last-minute gift on your way to a birthday party, all hope is not lost—the cashier can complete the transaction by entering the number ...