GoodGuide iPhone App Scans Bar Codes for Environmental and Health Ratings
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Nov 20, 2009
iphone browserWhen I first learned about GoodGuide last March, I was excited at the prospect of a Web site that lets consumers get detailed environmental, health, and social info on more than 50,000 products and companies.
Nikon D90 gets UPC code
Blog | networkmarketingsuccess.com | Aug 14, 2008
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http://networkmarketingsuccess.com/blog/nikon-d90-gets-upc-code/
Bar Codes: Inventing a Major Invasion of Privacy
Blog | www.portfolio.com | Jun 26, 2008
Kevin Maney is amazed: Bar codes were introduced just 34 years ago today. Which seems amazing, because few technologies are so ubiquitous. UPC bar codes track everything and, while hardly anyone thinks about it, are probably the greatest invasion of privacy ever.
Tip 4 of 10 on Best Practices for Asset Tracking | CG4 Blog for Asset Tracking Benefits and
Keep Asset Barcode Simple. As you decide how to do your asset tracking, one question is whether you should barcode a unique identifier for the asset or barcode several details about the asset within a barcode (such as a 2D barcode).
http://www.cg4.com/blog/p/28/tip-4-of-10-on-best-practices-for-asset-tracking
barcode | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog and Podcast - By Mitch Joel
Scan the barcode of any product in any store using your mobile phone and you can find out what people say about it, where you can get it cheapest, or you can even order it online right from your phone....
In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Nov 10, 2009
barcodes Barcodes grace almost every product for sale. Given how much package real estate they command, why shouldn't they look cool?
"DNA Barcode" Could Protect Plants from Illegal Trade
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Aug 3, 2009
barcode Believe it or not, the illegal trade of endangered plant species is a big business. The illicit trade of animals is more well known than plants in part because the trade is easier to track. That's one reason behind a proposal to track endangered plnats using DNA barcodes.
The Next Big Green Industry: Barcoding Trees to Save Forests?
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Jul 10, 2009
helvetaKeeping track of illegally logged trees is a lot easier when you know how many trees there are. At least that's the hope of Helveta, a British company that hammers plastic barcodes into trees.
The Secret to Face Recognition? Nature's Own "Bar Code"
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Apr 14, 2009
blog:Design Innovation 2242177289_b980b29cce_b Every day, we recognize hundreds of faces without giving it a second thought. But unlocking exactly how humans pull off that seemingly simple feat has bedeviled researchers, who have been tantalized by the wealth of applications that the
Amazon's Android App Reads Barcodes Too | Technomix | Fast Company
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Aug 4, 2009
Amazon released its Android shopping app with a little dose of that augmented reality goodness we've been talking about: Real-world barcode and CD/DVD cover recognition. It's a question of clicking the shutter, then clicking "buy."
