If you plan to run a very small store, sometimes called a "mom and pop" shop, you can probably hand-enter pricing information when ringing up a customer's order. For a larger scale operation, however, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dec. 15, 2006 — Code Corporation, a Draper, Utah-based manufacturer of data-collection devices, has released a new bar code reader that provides omni-directional reading capabilities for the price of ...

Engineers at UCLA have invented the world’s fastest bar code reader, and predict it will have uses far beyond the supermarket checkout line. The new device, announced in the latest edition of the ...

As more companies ramp up their RFID deployments and share data with supply-chain partners, a common problem has come to light. While many business applications need to process data from both bar ...

This week's apps include an excellent product bar code scanner and a four-wheeling ATV game that's probably the best of its kind in the iTunes Store. Jason Parker Senior Editor / Reviews - Software ...

There are various types of RFID systems, each of which can store a different amount of data, which affects the amount of time required to read a tag. But since you mentioned bar codes, I will assume ...