Since the 1970s, bar codes have provided a reliable, inexpensive form of machine-readable identification. Although bar coding has numerous benefits, its primary function is to error-proof the ...

The BL-1300 ultracompact digital bar-code reader uses noise reduction and compensation functions that overcome reading performance difficulties of conventional analog circuits. The BL-1300 ...

Billed as the first industrial touch screen bar code reader, the iVu Bar Code Reader (BCR) reads 11 industry-standard bar codes to facilitate advanced traceability—a critical strategy for ensuring ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...

These are the three factors hospitals are looking at in deciding where to replace bar codes with RFID. (Picture from Accurate Data Systems.) Despite the calls by some experts to "skip" bar codes and ...

At MD&M West 2025, Cognex Corp. (Booth #5354) showed Design News its DataMan 290, an AI-powered bar code reader suitable for use in any environment. Eric Hershberger, principal applications engineer ...