What better way to end the year than a discussion of barcode hacks! Now go read this t...
Monday, 31 December 2007
Friday, 28 December 2007
Finally, a use for camera barcodes
We've been hearing about the "benefits" of 2D barcodes on cell phones for years now. Tickets, schmickets. That don't do it for me.But tying a physical object to its Wikipedia entry? That at least holds out some semblence of usefulness. And who brings this cell phone magic to the masses? Semapedia, who el...
Thursday, 20 December 2007
Barcodes On The Brain
"The Szhk Biennale of Architecture for 2007 features a commissioned collaboration between members of idu architecture and [daz[. They will be producing a temporary book store and cafe; aptly titled ISBN and Barcode respectively."I keep trying to convince my family to get a second dog so we can name him RFIDo. Or maybe Modulo. Codab...
Retailers Adapting New Strategy on Inventory
During the mid-season holidays, retailers are finding that they need to establish new strategies on inventories because their inventory may not support markdowns.Leaner stockrooms mean less incentive to slash prices to get goods out the door. Expect fewer late-season sales touting 50% or more off original purchase prices. Not that some big sales won't be found. Of course, the less an item is predicted to grow sales, the more likely retailers will slash prices. Jewelry, which Retail Forward predicts will grow sales just 1% over 2006, qualifies this...
Nothing like a barcode tattoo for the holidays.
We're proud to announce that JetCityOrange's barcode tattoo gallery has reached 60 photos by year end 2007.Thanks go out to the dozens of people who graciously alllowed JCO to post photographs of their barcode tatto...
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Friday, 14 December 2007
Finally! A good use for RFID
Someone asked me about RFID last night at dinner. I gave my standard response: "Who cares?" reflecting the lack of business opportunity it affords.Well. Now I've found a reasonable use for RFID: a door opener. Not just any door opener but one that can be controlled via one's cell phone or brows...
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Better Living Through Barcodes, part 642
Here at Super Top-Secret Barcode HQ we really do love barcodes. And to a (wo)man, we love to read. So the barcode bat-cave was all a-flutter when we stumbled across Zack Grossbart's fascinating How-To on organizing a home library. Good stu...
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Gift Cards Are Good Business for Retailers
According to an online American Pulse survey, many Americans would rather give than receive. And, when it comes to giving, many just want to ensure that they get the right gift and avoid the recipient arriving at the returns window.Of the 4,069 respondents, 52.1 percent said they would rather receive a gift card or cash than gifts this holiday season. Of those, 29.6 percent preferred a gift card and 22.5 percent wanted cash.The survey found that 45.4 percent received a gift of clothing that they didn’t like or wear last year, and 46.3 percent hate...
Sunday, 9 December 2007
Barcodes in the O.R. A good thing (I think...)
This article talks about surgeons losing sponges during operations. The solution? barcoding the sponges. Scan 'em in, scan 'em out.Sounds like a great idea. Maybe I should schedule my next operation there. Just don't tell me how many sponges are left inside hapless patients on an average day. I don't wanna kn...
Monday, 3 December 2007
A Barcode Web Site for the EU
Those in the European Union now have their own barcode website. In all 23 offical EU languages.Enj...
Azalea Software & Crystal Reports 2008 press release
We've all been holding our breath for months now but it's come to pass. Azalea Software's barcode software is bundled with Business Objects' Crystal Reports 2008. We just did a press release announcing this.Print Code 39 barcodes right out of the box. Print UPC, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, and POSTNET barcodes by purchasing upgrades from Azalea Softwa...
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