We got a message from KillerStartups.com telling us that a review of Dukten was featured on their site today. KillerStartups is a startups blog and Internet community visited by Entrepreneurs and investors looking for the next big success story. These … Continue reading →
Every day millions of barcodes are scanned at point of sale systems. Retailers depend on them to improve customer service and lower costs. Here are some of the benefits of using barcodes: Speeds up checkout process helping retailers to serve … Continue reading →
Product pictures with a pure white background look great in online product catalogs, however it’s difficult to get a perfect white on the back using only lights and a digital camera; most of the times the picture will need a … Continue reading →
1.- “barcode” is improper spelling. Rather, it should be spelled as two words; bar code. 2.- The first commercial barcode scanning operation took place in 1974 in Troy, Ohio at Marsh’s Supermarket. The item was a Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum. 3.- … Continue reading →
Although it might seem that barcodes are very complex and just a computer can decode it, the truth is that the way they work is very simple. UPC Barcodes are made up of a series of vertical lines with different … Continue reading →
Are UPC (Universal Product Code) the same as SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)? No, they are not. Both codes are used to identify products, but in a different way. UPC codes are standarized by an international association called GS1 who assigns … Continue reading →
People wonder if barcodes have descriptive information encoded in them like prices or product names. The answers is generally no. So how does the point of sales systems know the product that is scanning? Well, UPC barcodes (the ones that … Continue reading →
Mobile workers who need to scan barcodes will love this ring scanner manufactured by LXE which allows you to operate it hands-free while you carry out other tasks. It has a Bluetooth module to transmit wirelessly data up to 30 … Continue reading →
Everybody knows how a barcode looks like. They are just a series of vertical lines with different thickness which together form a rectangle and have a number below. But, do they have to be that boring? The answer is no. … Continue reading →
