In brief: The barcode has been a familiar sight for almost 50 years, found on packaging for virtually every consumer item in the world. But it's set to be phased out by 2027 in favor of a more capable ...

Forward-looking: For almost five decades, the humble barcode has been found on the packaging of almost every consumer item in the world. But there's a push to get rid of them within just two years, ...

Amrit Singh has returned to Kickstarter for 5th time to launch his latest electronics project in the form of the Raspberry Pi barcode scanner. The compact wireless device features a buzzer, wireless ...

QR codes are slowly becoming a rarity; however, once in awhile, you still see a QR code appear, usually around a local business. The unfortunate part is that most phones don’t have a built-in QR code ...

Beep. We’ve come a long way since June 26, 1974 when the first bar code was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. That legendary pack of Juicy Fruit proved that even the smallest of items could ...

Cambridge coding & marking technology specialist Domino is playing a key role in providing connected pharmaceutical packaging ...

Retailer support for 2D barcodes, such as QR codes, is improving, but not yet universal. Logistics leaders need to act before 2027.

The Frito-Lay subsidiary in Mexico called Sabritas is now using a 2D bar code on a special Halloween version of Cheetos packages to engage consumers. The code is placed on the Cheetos package and ...