In brief: The barcode has been a familiar sight for almost 50 years, found on packaging for virtually every consumer item in the world. But it's set to be phased out by 2027 in favor of a more capable ...

Bar codes are making a comeback. Well sort of. They're not your traditional bar code. I had an opportunity to speak with execs at a Long Beach, Calif.-based advertising agency attempting to cozy-up to ...

Forward-looking: For almost five decades, the humble barcode has been found on the packaging of almost every consumer item in the world. But there's a push to get rid of them within just two years, ...

A QR code is a machine-readable matrix barcode and it stands for “quick response” code. You can use the camera app on any phone to scan a QR code. After being scanned, the QR code will send the user ...