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 ...

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 ...

The MS-3 laser scanners can read bar codes on test tubes, reagent packs, and microplates within a distance of 1.5 in.(click to enlarge) Specifically designed for integration into clinical analyzers ...

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, ...

Android: Install and open QRbot, then open the Create menu to select a QR code to customize. Barcodes Inc. is one example of a website that lets you generate a QR code that points to text. This ...

The plan to give away millions of free bar-code scanners, dubbed CueCats, isn’t going exactly purringly. Radio Shack, Wired magazine, Forbes and others have given away 10 million of the gadgets and ...

Coding is tough enough, and coding right can sometimes seem an almost impossible task. Between design constraints, deadlines and making it work in the first place, it's difficult to get your code ...

QR codes have significantly dropped in popularity since their inception. At first, businesses thought they would be the next big revolution in processing information. By scanning a QR code, you would ...

Smartphones are everywhere. Mobile payments and location-based services are already drawing people to take out their phones while they’re out and about, and QR codes are another way your business can ...

QR codes was the new marketing tool on the block years ago, but as folks discovered, not everyone had a QR code scanner on their phone to use them. Nor was it easy to get a QR code scanner to use them ...