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

Beep. You hear it every time you buy a product in a retail store. The checkout person slides your purchase over a scanner embedded in their checkout stand, or shoots it with a handheld scanner. The ...

The global market for Barcode Plastic Cards was valued at US$1.5 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$2.1 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2024 to 2030. Thi ...

Digital driver’s licenses — now being built in many states — have a big problem that almost nobody is addressing: the likelihood that once they make it very frictionless to share our ID, we are likely ...

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going strong.

Beep! The barcode, that rectangle of thick and thin parallel lines seen on seemingly every grocery product, package, prescription bottle and piece of luggage is turning 50 years old. Almost as old is ...

In 1952 a pair of graduate students from school then called the Drexel Institute of Technology, patented a system for instant electronic recall of product information using patterns of lines of ...

To marvel at the choice and convenience of modern shopping, go visit your grocery-store mustard aisle. My local Whole Foods sells more than 20 different kinds: basic yellow mustard and Grey Poupon, ...

When Alan Haberman came to San Francisco to upend the global economy---which in the end he did---he wasn't seeking venture capitalists or software engineers. This was the early 1970s, when a computer ...

This small strip on your passport carries critical travel data. A secure photo can support emergencies, paperwork, and online ...