QR Codes are like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get when you go through the bother of pulling out your cell phone, snapping a 2D code of any kind. This is ...

Universal Product Code apps for the iPhone let shoppers find additional information and perform price comparisons on products while inside a store. They also let allow an iPhone to serve as a front ...

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 ...

A plethora of new mobile phone applications allow users to type in a code or snap a picture of a product to find out exactly how much their local retailer is gouging them for that tube of toothpaste.

Mobile bar code scanning experienced continued rapid growth in the fourth quarter of 2010, reflecting increased adoption of smartphones for every-day activities such as shopping, product information ...

ScanLife, the leader in Mobile Engagement Platforms, has released its Black Friday 2012 mobile barcode scanning results. The company reports over a quarter of a million scans on Black Friday, the ...

What: A special ceremony will take place today at Marsh supermarket (Main Street Market) commemorating the 40-year anniversary of the first UPC scan. A limited supply of free gum will be given to ...

Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver patented the bar code 60 years ago 1st product sold using UPC scan? 67-cent pack of Wrigley's gum The idea for thick and thin bars came to Woodland on the ...

ScanLife links consumers to product info via UPC bar code scanning ScanLife has launched a new feature that lets consumers scan UPC bar codes from books, DVDs and electronics to get pricing ...

ScanLife links consumers to product info via UPC bar code scanning ScanLife has launched a new feature that lets consumers scan UPC bar codes from books, DVDs and electronics to get pricing ...