The barcode turned 50 this year, and the revolutionary technology is still in use today. Not only is the Universal Product Code still essential for global commerce, but the technology has evolved into ...

Hailed as 'space-age' technology upon their launch in Britain in 1979, 'bar-coding' was praised as a wonderful invention that would speed up the weekly shop. But 50 years after being first used on ...

A simple beach doodle in 1948 sparked the barcode revolution. Initially overlooked due to technological limitations, this innovation eventually transformed retail. The first barcode scan in 1974 ...

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going strong.

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going ...