Using the new barcode-scanning feature is simple. Just say “Alexa, scan this to my shopping list,” and Alexa will activate the Echo Show’s built-in camera and display an outline of a generic barcode ...

List" feature uses the barcode scanner to quickly (and precisely) add items to a shareable shopping list in the company’s ...

GE is turning the refrigerator into a full-fledged shopping assistant, unveiling a smart model that scans barcodes, tracks ...

One question we see a lot of around these parts is how do you scan QR codes in Windows 10 Mobile? Back in the days of Windows Phone 8.1 you could just launch the camera and dive into Lenses for Bing ...

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I’ve always considered barcodes to be one of those invisible innovations that profoundly changed the world. What we might recognize as modern barcodes were originally designed as a labor-saving device ...

List" feature uses the barcode scanner to quickly (and precisely) add items to a shareable shopping list in GE's SmartHQ app.

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Featured in many sci-fi stories as a quicker, more efficient way to record and transfer information, barcodes are both extremely commonplace today, and still amazingly poorly understood by many.