The barcode is set to be phased out and replaced with a next-generation upgrade with significant improvements for both ...

As we navigate the aisles of our local supermarkets, we’re accustomed to the familiar beep of items being scanned at the ...

A subtle but major change is slowly making its way to virtually every single product you can buy in Australia and overseas.

It can scan 1D as well as 2D barcodes with ease, meaning you needn’t have two scanners for different codes.It is wired, works with multiple operating systems and offers ease of use. It can scan ...

“One scan, infinite possibilities,” de Barbuat said. An example of the new 2D barcode (left) next to a 1D barcode. Barcodes were invented in the late 1940s by US science graduates Norman ...

Barcodes, the ubiquitous black-and-white stripes seen on almost every product today, have come a long way since their inception. Introduced in 1948 and first used in retail decades later, barcodes ini ...

But there's a push to get rid of them within just two years, replaced by QR-style 2D barcodes. GS1, the global non-profit organization that develops and maintains standards for supply chain ...