RFID Tags: Replacing Barcodes?

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: March 29, 2010

RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags are commonly found in things like the EZPass and other forms of public transit technology. However, these tags can be expensive to make and could never compete with the cost-effectiveness of barcodes until now. According to a recent story run in MIT’s Technology Review, researchers in South Korea have printed…

Barcodes and Blockbusters?

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: March 19, 2010

It’s true – mobile barcode scanning has been taken to the next level by move ticketer Fandango as it has just released a new program that will allow for users in eight specified cities to have their pre-purchased ticket sent directly to their mobile phone through a 2D barcode. According to Rick Butler, chief operating…

Medical Barcoding

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: March 5, 2010

Barcodes are extremely important. In almost any aspect of your life, you will find that a barcode is somehow playing a part. Barcodes allow for items and files to be easily identified and inventoried. Barcodes can be found in warehouses, libraries, stores, manufacturing plants, etc. But one industry that a lot of people don’t realize…

More Non-Rugged Scanners on The Horizon

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date: March 5, 2010

Did you know that your average smartphone may soon be possible of processing shipping and receiving orders? Al Crawford, vice president of technology at CipherLab, recently commented that computerization of devices like cell phones and smartphones will change the mobile barcode scanning industry as many people choose to go for less rugged options to get…