Using the new barcode-scanning feature is simple. Just say “Alexa, scan this to my shopping list,” and Alexa will activate the Echo Show’s built-in camera and display an outline of a generic barcode ...

Discover the old-school supermarket chain where the first barcode was scanned -- and how that single moment revolutionized ...

Companies are piloting a solution from software company ProGlove to track how efficiently goods are being stocked and picked from the warehouse each time workers scan a barcode on their glove. The ...

Snapchat is best known for short-term photos and videos—and all its weird face filters—but the app can do a lot more than that. Once the latest Snapchat update hits your device, you’ll be able to ...

Taking a paper list to the grocery store seems like a good idea, at least until you get there and try to use it. Did you remember to bring a pen? Great. How about a clipboard so you don’t punch ...

Let's say you really want to boycott Some Random Company because it opposes a cause dear to your heart. How do you get keep track of which products this company makes or who its partners are? You ...

Hobby Lobby doesn’t use barcodes because, according to the company, the system “does not feel it is right for us at this time." ...

Scandit, the company behind a barcode scanning platform that leans on computer vision and augmented reality (AR), has raised $80 million in a series C round of funding led by G2VP. The fresh funding, ...

Wake County students riding the bus would need to scan an ID to get on the bus, under a plan proposed by the school system Tuesday, The proposal would go into effect next school year, first on yellow ...

A benign barcode scanner with more than 10 million downloads from Google Play has been caught receiving an upgrade that turned it to the dark side, prompting the search-and-advertising giant to remove ...