Bar codes are making a comeback. Well sort of. They're not your traditional bar code. I had an opportunity to speak with execs at a Long Beach, Calif.-based advertising agency attempting to cozy-up to ...

Image credit: Mitya Ivanov/Unsplash Two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, more prominently recognized as QR codes, are back in fashion—with much demand for just about 'contactless' everything these days.

Micronic launches its first high speed camera-based rack reader, for fast and precise rack reading: the Micronic Rack Reader DR900, complete with the intuitive Micronic Code Reader Software. Optimized ...

A 2D barcode appears as a small, square matrix (like the QR code, for example) instead of vertical lines, and requires an optical scanner or camera (like the one in your smartphone) to access ...

They can look at a Data Matrix code, and guess that it is some sort of a code. It’s likely that a 2D Code’s effectiveness is directly tied to looking like a bar code. It is interesting that ...

2D barcodes, on the other hand, are more powerful than their one-dimensional relatives because they can hold significant amounts of data. Even the first 2D barcode, the Code 49 , could store up to ...

With advancements in QR code technology and GS1’s dedication to providing better services, access to information with one scan is no longer just a vision of the future.