It was met with more criticism than even Michael Moore could have mustered. Union representatives said it would steal American jobs. Conspiracy theorists believed it was intrusively "Big Brother." ...

The first bar code was used in 1974 to scan in a pack of gum. Now they're used for everything from flight check-ins to patient records and warehouse inventory. They've even been used to track bees ...

Accessing a UPC Database From an iPhone. Universal Product Code apps for the iPhone let shoppers find additional information and perform price comparisons on products while inside a store. They ...

How to Read Numbers on UPC Barcodes. Barcode technology makes real-time data collection possible. Despite the multitude of barcodes in existence today, universal product codes remain among the ...

Pioneering engineer Paul McEnroe, who led IBM's team that developed the Universal Product Code, weighs in on the rise of generative artificial intelligence.

This code showed up on UPC database last night and, well, let's just say that it's time to start saving your pennies for this $1300 wonder.UPDATE: Meanwhile, a UPC for the Canon EOS-9D also popped ...