Asset tags and barcode labels are an incredibly useful medium for ensuring that equipment owned by a company is not lost and is always trackable. A Californian security firm recently found this to be the case as they installed a new asset management system for their business. Paladin Security in Sacramento, California, found that they […]
After a recent issue with doctors stateside who received counterfeit treatment products, a more rigorous process has now been introduced to check what is being sent in using a national database system. Last week it was revealed by the Food and Drug Administration that around 19 doctors bought a version of the colon, lung and […]
Many more companies are coming up with unique ways of making use of barcode labels in this day and age which is great to see. A rather more unusual one reported recently is that of a company from Regina, Saskatchewan, a province of Canada. They have been the first in this country to come up […]
It is becoming more and more common to see customers going into shops and scanning the barcode of items they are interested in using their smartphone’s camera. This is all well and good in terms of choice for consumers, but how can retailers ensure they still get the business? Barcode labels have proved to be […]
Barcode labels are incredibly useful in many areas of life and as technology is moving forward, many new ways of putting barcodes to good use are appearing all the time. One of these uses, which has been in the news recently, is the report about a school in Newport, Wales, using Japanese Quick Response technology […]
Food scientists in Australia have developed an app for Apple’s iPhone that they claim will help consumers find out nutritional information on packaged food products, simply by making use of the app’s barcode scanner. The scientific team, based at the University of Sydney, have come up with the ‘FoodSwitch’ application that utilises the camera on […]
It has been reported that MyEchain have recently upgraded their loyalty card app to provide additional features for customers. The app, which is available to iPod, iPad and iPhone users, can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. The new improvements to the app include the use of enhanced barcode technology, allowing the user to render […]
Retail barcodes have now been taken to the next level. Starbucks, the global coffee chain, has rolled out its new app that allows its UK customers to be able to pay for their coffee and snacks using their handset. They have also improved the features on the app, which can be accessed through the Apple […]
