Well I find myself posting a second part to placate some readers who REALLY wanted me to write on alternative solutions to the previous blog posting on ScanLife and the Sprint ad associated with it.

Based on the Android™ platform, the Spectralink PIVOT:SC incorporates a slim, streamlined design with an 8- Megapixel camera and new barcode scanner that integrates with Google™ Mobile Services ...

CTIA-The Wireless Association announced today the release of the Camera-Phone Based Barcode Scanning White Paper (pdf), on behalf of its Carrier Code Scanning Action Team (CCSAT). Utilizing ...

Financial technology company Square has introduced a new addition to its hardware lineup. Square Handheld is a compact, portable point-of-sale (POS) device built to serve the evolving needs of ...

A Raspberry Pi with a camera is nothing new. But the Pixy2 camera can interface with a variety of microcontrollers and has enough smarts to detect objects, follow lines, or even read barcodes without ...

— -- ScanLife and Jagtag want you to get in the habit of using your cellphone camera as a magic wand to extract digital content from inanimate objects. The tech start-ups are in a race to get ...

Announcing its inductees for 2011, the National Inventors Hall of Fame is honoring people responsible for such inventions as the digital camera, the industrial robot, and the barcode. Lance Whitney is ...