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Permalink The Truth About Bar Codes Tuesday December 2, ... hazardous product was made can easily be determined by deciphering the first three digits of its bar code. Unfortunately, the tip is more misleading than helpful. There is a type of bar code [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 06:30:07

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Before Your Harvest Unexpectedly Slows Down, Search for the Next Generation of Business Models

Even companies that have done well in creating and expanding new business models will find themselves suddenly running up against limitations in ... will be put on the package by a label produced on a Zebra Technologies printer. Ed Kaplan, CEO ... up with its first bar code printing device. The timing was good because the Universal Product Code [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 04:52:00

App Development to Drive Mobile Growth

Two main factors have led to increased attention on the mobile industry: 1. Rising device standards and smart-phone penetration 2 ... popular is ShopSavvy, in which users scan the bar code of any product using the camera built ... . Open source operating systems that encourage third-party innovation. The New York Times takes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:41:58

Barcode Plantage

barcode-plantage-1.jpg Barcodes are something we’re all pretty familiar with but we never stop to think about the information that is actually encoded. Daniel A. Becker, the creator of the Barcode Plantage came up with a program that transforms a simple product bar code into a unique tree in the garden of globalization. Once a barcode [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 21:00:21

This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

StreamDesk Brings Web Streams to the Desktop (Windows and Mac) ... by it."SnapTell Explorer Instantly Looks Up Any Product via Photograph (iPhone 2.0) "Similar to a bar code scanner (except you photograph the item cover, not its bar code), SnapTell automatically looks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 02:00:00

Point Of Sale, POS, in Accounting Software

If you have a business that takes cash from your customers at the front desk then you must have a good and robust point of sale software package, ... a bar code scanner. There are several advantages in doing this. As the product is scanned ... or POS as it is sometimes called. The reasons are quite simple. 1. Many products today have bar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:57:17

Tools For Preventing Crimes

Would be nice if our local police officers could be everywhere. Their presence does a great job in reducing the crime rate ... security monitors as part of their extensive product line. Also available for businesses are bar code label printers, barcode scanners and touchscreens for POS, in addition to their full line of security [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 00:23:00

Symbol LS2208 - Affordable General Purpose Bar Code Scanner

When you need to add affordable scanning performance to your systems, choose the LS2208 ... Is designed for continuous use. Accurate first-time capture of 1D bar codes Increased productivity [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 01:07:46

links for 2008-12-09

Amazon’s “Remembers” feature needs to go further | Rational rants | ZDNet ... , such as bar codes and hand-scanners, to gather this kind of product information. I’ve had a CueCat, used half a dozen web cam-based barcode scanners, and many other approaches to gathering a digital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:00:24

Custom-made chocolate bars

While candy bars with personalized labels are a dime a dozen, a German startup offers a tastier kind of customization, ... schokolade', which is printed on the label. They're also given a unique product code for easy reordering. Prices range from EUR 2.50–6.50 for a 125 gram bar, depending on which ingredients are added. Chocri [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 13:36:09

The Cell Phone: One Remote to Rule Them All

Punchcut’s Interaction Designer Ifran Chou and Interaction Design Director Gabriel White present an interesting idea to combat the ever-increasing ... this process more automatic by utilizing RFID or bar code system technology? At the same time ... solutions. Be Aware of Context: Context is king when designing for mobile products. People want [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 16:08:28

Retailer Must Have: Motorola Sparrow

Fast Company had a great product showcase about the new Motorola Sparrow recently ... one up after detecting a loyalty card or other relevant RFID tag. Want to win brownie points with a shopper ... bought Symbol Technologies, a maker of bar-code scanners, and asked the New York — based design [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:55:08

IT Planet

IT Planet is a good company for business to purchase hardware and equipment including bar code label printers, barcode scanners, touchscreens, cameras, data terminals and many others. One product [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 04:58:31

You Scratch Our Back, We’ll Break Yours

Maybe Wal-Mart doesn’t understand how products are made ... is now demanding that suppliers implement radio frequency identification (RFID) to replace bar codes. According to reports, implementing RFID will increase the cost burden on suppliers by 20 times the cost [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:51:41

EPSON LX-300+ II

Product Information : 80 columns, 9 pin impact dot matrix, 337 cps, USB Kode : ELX-300 Shipping Weight : 6 Kg Price : US $ 176 ... , Serial and Parallel Interface options · Choice of 8 Built-in Bar Code formats for maximum versatility Detail Specification : Printing Method DotMatrix Printer Interface Parallel [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 21:57:53

Motorola Handheld RFID Readers

Motorola Handheld RFID Readers Give your workers the ability to capture a comprehensive range of data — from RFID tags and bar codes to images with this flexible multi-function device. Single device simplicity ... Domino EIS RFID Compliance 1st Program For CPG Industrial Portals, A Division Of Jamison Door Company: Product... InSync [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:28:34

Bar Code: Printing Productivity From Start To Finish

Bar Code: Printing Productivity From Start To Finish This white paper explains how different printer types, performance capabilities, features, label media compatibility, integration and support requirements can impact productivity and... Restaurant Prioritizes Expansion Plans With MapInfo Location... Increase Responsiveness With BI [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 05:07:37

Before Your Harvest Unexpectedly Slows Down, Search for the Next Generation of Business Models

by Donald Mitchell Even companies that have done well in creating and expanding new business models will find themselves suddenly running up ... to do, the company spent two years to come up with its first bar code printing device. The timing was good because the Universal Product Code (the largest initial use for bar coding) was adopted in 1973, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 14:02:57

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