No more forgotten ingredients or last-minute shopping trips—this upcoming refrigerator from GE lets you scan items as you ...

GE Profile's new smart fridge, featuring a built-in grocery barcode scanner, falls squarely in the latter category. While ...

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.

Scan items as you use them, and let the refrigerator automatically update your grocery list—no more forgotten condiments or ...

Barcode technology has become so widespread that many consumers take it for granted, but the technology continues to offer numerous benefits in a wide array of businesses. With only some basic ...

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

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Most of us would have done shopping in malls, shops and like-wise places and at the time of payment at cash counter you must have seen that the salesman had scanned the tag of the product you ...

When I was a kid, I was interested in a number of professions that are now either outdated, or have changed completely. One of those dreams involved checking out books and things to patrons, and it ...