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ISSUE: February 1, 2012
Articles about bar code
The Killer App - Bar None
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8-1-2001
WHAT
The bar code and scanning device
WHEN
Invented in 1949; patented in 1952; first used commercially in 1974
WHERE
South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
WHO
Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver The format...
Article Excerpts:
...Woodland and Bernard Silver The format for the
bar code
came to Joe Woodland while he was at the beach...
...Even Woodland is amazed at how widespread the
bar code
has become. “Fifty years ago, we...
page 2
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10-1-2009
Those (sometimes) silly iPhone apps may make you laugh, but their money-making potential is no joke.
Article Excerpts:
... users can access deals offered by retailers. The
bar code
or coupon code is displayed on the iPhone or...
page 5
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7-1-2003
The much-vaunted paper-free office never materialized the average U.S. cubicle dweller still prints dozens of pages every day. But look outside the office, and you'll find a world where paperless technology...
Article Excerpts:
...prints out a packing list, and then scans a
bar code
on the pick list when he is finished. That piece...
page 7
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4-1-2005
Why are the new breed of horror movies you know them as "psychological thrillers" so popular? Because its fun to be frightened.
Article Excerpts:
...movies, which begin to look as generic as a
bar code
as they pile up on the sticky googolplex floor.