In 1974, two Drexel University students found that an oscillating mirror laser could scan and read barcodes, their solution for more efficient grocery store management. Quick-response codes, or QR ...

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 ...

Barcodes, QR codes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are widely in use to condense a large amount of information in a small and affordable format. Each solution offers specific pros and ...

Metalcraft, a manufacturer of asset labeling and tag products, announced the ability to print QR codes on RFID and bar code labels and nameplates. The company will generate and print QR codes using ...

The next generation of barcodes includes a heavy emphasis on QR codes and smartphone-use. Fifty years ago, on June 26, 1974, the first universal product code (UPC) was scanned at a Marsh Supermarket ...

Retail Reload is offering a tool for collecting digital data about a product not only through its supply chain, but in the store, based on how it is perceived by shoppers, with an app linking RFID and ...

The pharmaceutical industry in the country is now increasingly investing into advanced technologies ranging from track-and-trace systems, barcoding, RFID, and blockchain to QR code and holograms are ...

On 26 June, 1974, a packet of Juicy Fruit chewing gum passed through the checkout at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio, becoming the first ever item to have its barcode scanned. Within months, millions of ...

Egypt - Universal Coding Corporation (UCC) announced the launch of barcode, QR code, and RFID services in the Egyptian market for the first time, at a press conference. The launching ceremony was ...