Barcode scanner apps are a great thing, but their camera capture isn't a sure thing. If you're looking to price or simply learn more about a product, you can send its UPC numbers, or a picture of ...

(The Conversation) — Few objects in the world are more immediately recognizable than the barcode. After all, barcodes are all around us — more than 6 billion are scanned every single day.

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 ...