The SmartHQ voice assistant is another first for GE Appliances. In addition to adding items to your shopping list, it can ...

Discover the old-school supermarket chain where the first barcode was scanned -- and how that single moment revolutionized ...

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 global market for Barcode Plastic Cards was valued at US$1.5 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$2.1 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2024 to 2030. Thi ...

To marvel at the choice and convenience of modern shopping, go visit your grocery-store mustard aisle. My local Whole Foods sells more than 20 different kinds: basic yellow mustard and Grey Poupon, ...

In 1952 a pair of graduate students from school then called the Drexel Institute of Technology, patented a system for instant electronic recall of product information using patterns of lines of ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

When Alan Haberman came to San Francisco to upend the global economy---which in the end he did---he wasn't seeking venture capitalists or software engineers. This was the early 1970s, when a computer ...

Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

A Miller Lite customer has a bone to pick with the brand. It’s got nothing to do with the taste of the beer or the overall quality of the product itself. Rather, her gripe is with Miller Lite’s choice ...

Various microRNAs (miRNAs), 19- to 25-nucleotide-long small non-coding RNAs, act as regulators in biological processes such as gene expression, tumorigenesis, cell proliferation and apoptosis, via ...