When you're talking about data collection, two technologies come to mind: bar code scanning and RFID (radio frequency identification). The former has been a staple in data collection for more than 30 ...

In Field Technologies magazine, we’ve discussed the fact that for scan-intensive mobile applications, consumer-grade devices might not be able to keep up. That being said, how do you sift through the ...

MultipleStreams, a worldwide dealer of used books, CDs and DVDs, has released version 2.0 of its YouSell application for iPhone, incorporating bar code scanning ...

Scott Webster has spent the better part of his adult life playing with cell phones and gadgets. When not looking for the latest Android news and rumors, he relaxes with his wife and son. Scott also is ...

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 ...

Once associated mostly with product labels, bar codes have made their way onto magazines, storefronts and posters as mobile technology has made it increasingly simple to scan the codes using ...

Digimarc Corp., a company that creates invisible digital identifiers for everything from driver's licenses and bank notes to movies, is teaming up with GS1, which pioneered use of the UPC bar code, to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Norman Woodland, co-inventor of the bar code, the inventory tracking tool that transformed global commerce in the 1970s and saved shoppers countless hours on the supermarket ...