This was *almost* so awesome. A scanner company at Computex has put together this clever setup of scanners pinging away with products flowing past on a rotating wheel. But it’s like they didn’t even realise how close they were to making music! Just listen. You can almost taste how close they were to creating art.
Some cops have a tendency to ticket fix, or in layman’s terms, make tickets disappear. And though it’s a sweet perk for their friends and family, it’s sorta against the law too. So! The NYPD has come up with a new tracking system that’s trying to stop tickets from magically disappearing. More »
Ignore the overwrought, coming-of-age-type soundtrack and you’ll see a rather neat idea: a musical instrument that plays music by “reading” barcodes. The Barcode Piano consists of tiles and a board. Each tile is associated with a number which triggers a certain tune. You can arrange the tiles in preset songs or any random way you’d like. More »
Nothing ruins a recent purchase quite like finding lower prices online as soon as you bring it home. With one of these barcode-scanning, price-crunching smartphone apps, that never has to happen again. More »
True story: When I’m out shopping, before I make an impulse buy, I compulsively check what Product X goes for on Amazon. I know, I know, there are barcode scanning apps that I could use to price-compare. But Amazon’s consistently as or less expensive than just about anywhere, and more importantly, I trust them as a vendor. More »
Canon just quietly announced a Studio Version of the Canon EOS 7D, adding a slew of security features for pros who (begrudgingly) share their camera. It’ll also read barcode information and store it in a shot’s EXIF data. More »
