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Infographic: The 60th anniversary of the barcode

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,672   +22

    October 7th marks the 60th anniversary of the barcode, and to celebrate the milestone, Wasp Barcode Technologies has created an infographic highlighting a few fun facts about the technology.

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    Jos, Oct 3, 2012
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  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Aside from produce almost everything you can buy at a grocery store or 'big box' stores still use the 70s style ones. At least in the US.
    SNGX1275, Oct 3, 2012
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  3. p51d007 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 160   +15

    Anyone notice where the two examples in the lower left corner of the samples of codes points to ;)
    p51d007, Oct 3, 2012
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  4. Emexrulsier Newcomer, in training Posts: 85

    Yeah to nothing exciting :D
    Emexrulsier, Oct 4, 2012
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  5. Guest

    Thrilling stuff.
    Guest, Oct 4, 2012
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  6. Benny26 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,515   +36

    Don't remember buying a product that didn't have the 70s version of the code on if I'm honest. Some of the later ones I've first seen right here and now.
    Benny26, Oct 4, 2012
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  7. cathyhill345 Newcomer, in training

    Have you heard of 3D barcode types? The world can not stop the barcode development.
    cathyhill345, May 13, 2013
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