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Cows That Milk Themselves... and Tw

RFID + Twitter + Cows? Chris Vandenburg is a dairy farmer in Brant, Ontario whose cows milk themselves. No, seriously, they milk themselves with the help ...

The Bar Code News | Thursday, 29 July 2010 | Hits: 261 | Comments

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Barcode Beasties Free Gaming App Fo

Barcode Beasties is a free gaming application designed for Android-based mobile devices. The current version of Beasties allows you to scan up to two ...

The Bar Code News | Thursday, 29 July 2010 | Hits: 230 | Comments

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Retail Solutions Providers Associa

The RSPA will be meeting at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas July 25th - 28th to discuss new business trends, emerging technologies ...

The Bar Code News | Thursday, 22 July 2010 | Hits: 200 | Comments

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Create your own barcodes

Barcode.com now offers a way for users to create their own free 1D or 2D barcode.

Click on this handy link to create your own 1D barcode. 1D is the traditional style bar code which includes UPC codes.

Example of a 1D barcode

Or, click on this link to create your own 2D barcode. If you are creating a 2D barcode, we recommend using QR formatting.  It is more widely supported, particularly on mobile phones. After you create your 2D barcode, try scanning it with your phone. It's soooo cool.    Here is a 2D barcode, try scanning it and see what happens.

Need some software for your cell phone to read bar codes?   Well check out our list of links so you can get the right app for your type of phone!

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