Sprint has announced a partnership with 2D barcode specialists Scanbuy to put software capable of decoding the black & white symbols blocks onto select Sprint handsets. 2D barcodes can be used to ...

Sprint mobile phones can now read 2D barcodes, making it simpler for the carrier's customers to get product information via mobile. 2D barcodes are simple black-and-white images, but each one is ...

Sprint mobile phones can now read 2D barcodes, making it simpler for the carrier's customers to get product information via mobile. 2D barcodes are simple black-and-white images, but each one is ...

In the grand tradition of UPC codes and CueCat, ScanBuy/ScanLife is attempting to barcode the world. Their mission: to allow companies and individuals to place small barcodes on their publications ...

Special thanks to Marcella Michalek, a former summer associate at Foley, for her contributions to this article. When introduced nearly fifty years ago, the Universal Product Code (UPC)—the most ...

Barcode imagers (also known as digital or area imagers) read both 1D and 2D barcodes using sensors that have rows of cells. They’re proliferating with 2D barcodes that embed more information than ...

June 26, 1974 was an historical milestone that changed the shopping experience: That’s the date the first item was ever scanned with a barcode. Juicy Fruit gum at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, became ...

Next year will mark 50 years since the first product barcode was scanned. The simple system of lines, spaces, and numbers has helped track inventory and scan physical product prices. But what if it ...

Retailers are revisiting their reliance on self-checkouts, driven by a need to address shrink, reduce losses, and deliver a better customer experience. As new technologies change the landscape, it’s ...