When you're talking about data collection, two technologies come to mind: bar code scanning and RFID (radio frequency identification). The former has been a staple in data collection for more than 30 ...

Amazon has a new Alexa-enabled gadget in store, aiming to make things easier and more convenient around the kitchen: meet the Dash Wand. The new gadget is Wi-Fi enabled and allows users to scan the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How many ways can you take an idea and turn it into different things? If you're Amazon and you're talking about Echo and Alexa, it might be a ...

The first iteration of Amazon’s Dash Wand wasn’t long for this world. The company trialed the barcode scanner with select Prime Fresh customers in California, but the hardware didn’t seem to really go ...

The Amazon Dash Wand won’t solve your pantry problems just yet, but it’s a cool device at a killer price. Amazon will sell you groceries, one way or another. Case in point: The day before it announced ...

If you plan to run a very small store, sometimes called a "mom and pop" shop, you can probably hand-enter pricing information when ringing up a customer's order. For a larger scale operation, however, ...

Amazon has launched a new version of its Dash barcode scanning device for Prime U.S. subscribers that includes the company's ubiquitous virtual assistant built in. Called the Dash Wand, the ...

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 ...

Imagine going to the grocery store for your weekly shopping and waiting in line while the cashier manually rings up the price of every item. This was the reality not that long ago in South Africa.

Amazon is pulling the plug on the Dash Wand, so to speak. The magnetic, battery-powered gadget was used primarily to make ordering groceries easy. You could scan the bar code of a wide variety of ...