QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account ...

You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read ...

Beep. You hear it every time you buy a product in a retail store. The checkout person slides your purchase over a scanner embedded in their checkout stand, or shoots it with a handheld scanner. The ...

If you plan to run a very small store, sometimes called a "mom and pop" shop, you can probably hand-enter pricing information when ringing up a customer's order. For a larger scale operation, however, ...

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.

When you're talking about data collection, two technologies come to mind: bar code scanning and RFID (radio frequency identification). The former has been a staple in data collection for more than 30 ...

"Barcode Journeys" exhibit at the Somerville Museum explores the relationship between humans and barcodes through ...