List" feature uses the barcode scanner to quickly (and precisely) add items to a shareable shopping list in GE's SmartHQ app.

The SmartHQ voice assistant is another first for GE Appliances. In addition to adding items to your shopping list, it can ...

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Discover the old-school supermarket chain where the first barcode was scanned -- and how that single moment revolutionized ...

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.

In 1952 a pair of graduate students from school then called the Drexel Institute of Technology, patented a system for instant electronic recall of product information using patterns of lines of ...

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Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

This small strip on your passport carries critical travel data. A secure photo can support emergencies, paperwork, and online ...