Few people think twice about barcodes, but in the 75 years since they were first dreamed up, they have helped save lives, gone into space and stoked fears of the Antichrist.

It’s already known that investing in a barcode system can be good for your business, but who came up with the idea for barcodes anyway? The History of the 1D Barcode When computers were first ...

It would speed up supermarket queues, he enthused. The solution would come to be known as the barcode. At this point in history barcodes had never been used commercially – though the idea had ...

The code scanned that day was UPC-A, the same barcode used today on just about every retail product you can buy. The history of the barcode is not as cut and dry as one would think. More than one ...

Featured in many sci-fi stories as a quicker, more efficient way to record and transfer information, barcodes are both extremely commonplace today, and still amazingly poorly understood by many.

Barcodes are set to be replaced by new technology according to a report, with Morrisons and Amazon among the first to move to ...

Retailers and experts say the old technology will be replaced by new labels already being tested in 48 countries ...

Perfume enthusiasts and everyday shoppers alike may notice the small barcode stamped on every fragrance bottle. Known as ...

You will see Barcodes on products in the supermarket stores and company products. Barcodes are used to translate information such as product numbers, batch numbers, and serial numbers. Barcodes ...

Election officials are receiving questions from voters who are attempting to track their ballot only to see it isn't ...