The device does high-speed scanning, and the lens adjusts from 800 to 1,200 scans/sec. Code-reconstruction software rebuilds fragments of information from skewed, damaged, and dirty codes. The unit ...

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 ...

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, ...

Amazon Mobile for iPhone now has a bar code scanner that lets you see, scan, and buy products on the spot. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group and CNET Labs Jessica is a ...

In-Sight 5410 reads at line speeds in excess of 7,200 parts/min while its 5411 counterpart has a resolution of 1,024 768 for a larger field of view. This lets the 5411 system read bar codes with wide ...

At MD&M West 2025, Cognex Corp. (Booth #5354) showed Design News its DataMan 290, an AI-powered bar code reader suitable for use in any environment. Eric Hershberger, principal applications engineer ...

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to “read” a bar code, according to Motorola Inc. The company has detailed a few of the pertinent facts from that day, ...

RFID is not necessarily “better” than bar codes. The two are different technologies and have different applications, which sometimes overlap. The big difference between the two is bar codes are ...