The majority of UK businesses need to have their portable appliances tested at some time or another. This is because it shows that the check makes the produce perfectly safe to use and the way it is labelled demonstrates that the company is complying with current standards. In fact, many insurers actually insist that portable […]
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 […]
With most companies having an online presence these days, you can expect their IT department to include some serious kit. Whether your business is large or small, keeping track of these expensive assets is an important requirement. If you are responsible for looking after the laptops, computers and other office equipment relating to IT, you […]
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 […]
The tagging of items in factories has become more common over the last few years as people try to save money where they can. And the best way that companies can track their assets is by using asset tags. If a factory uses stick-on asset labels on their portable items, the likelihood of them going […]
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 […]
An asset labels use is simply not confined to the numbering or the labelling of a product or a part. Asset labels can also be used for security purposes and to stop people tampering with certain parts of a machine or a device. Security labels are available in tamper evident and void types: • They […]
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 […]
