Serial barcode scanners connect directly to the system through the serial (RS232) port on the back of the computer. Data from scans is not automatically recognized and must be converted.

A bar code scanner, also called a bar code reader, is a device that has the ability to read data from a printed bar code. A bar code is made up of a set of lines, which represents information ...

Typically these modules are used to build hand-held barcode scanners, so also require a trigger to be pressed to activate the scanner.

For many of us, pointing a device at an object and retrieving data about it has become part of our daily lives. The vast majority of our purchases will sport the ubiquitous barcode; an increasing ...

A popular barcode scanner app with over 100,000 downloads has been leaking sensitive data, including user IDs and passwords.

We have barcode scanners at work for almost the exact same purpose (scanning inventory into an access database), and they just plug into the PS2 port, and input the raw decoded number WHEREVER the ...

British grocery chain Tesco is testing the Jade X7 Automated Scanner from Datalogic, a provider of automatic data capture (ADC) solutions, in an effort to improve checkout speed. The technology has ...

Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading provider of data capture solutions, today announced the release of the DuraScan D764, the smallest, lightest, and most affordable Direct Part Mark ...

Barcode scanner maker Zebra Technologies is expanding its retail-focused business with a $1.3 billion buyout of touchscreen ...