Mobile Shopping Apps: Shop from Anywhere
Over the past month we’ve taken a close look at the retail industry, and a variety of usage scenarios contained within. Today we’ll continue the conversation by diving into the world of mobile shopping apps. New Opportunities for Retailers Through the ubiquity of mobile devices, retailers have a new opportunity to connect with consumers on a global …
Mobile Point-of-Sale Apps: Redefining the Retail Industry
Over the past few weeks we’ve discussed apps that are used internally in the retail industry for the inventory management, procurement and self checkout processes. Today we’re going to tackle mobile point-of-sale apps, and discuss how they are changing the game in the retail industry. Traditional vs. modern mobile point-of-sale systems In the past, point-of-sale systems included the large and expensive hardware …
The Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK now supports the all-new GS1 QR Code!
Today we’re going to talk about a new type of barcode, known as the GS1 QR code. We’re all familiar with QR Codes, those square shaped 2D matrix codes we find on posters, products, business cards and just about anywhere these days. QR codes are unique in that they have a higher data storage capacity …
PDF417 Barcode Scanning for iOS and Android Coming Soon!
Recently we announced that our upcoming Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK v3.0.0 will support PDF417 barcode scanning for the iOS and Android platforms, and today we’re going to look at these unique barcodes, and discuss their characteristics and uses. Here’s an example of a what a PDF417 barocde looks like: PDF417 barcodes are linear barcodes which …
Working with the Scandit Phonegap Barcode Scanner Plugin on iOS and Android
Today we’re going to walk you through how to get started with our Phonegap Barcode Scanner plugin. This guide is cross-platform, allowing you to use Phonegap to add a barcode scanner on iOS or Android apps in less than 30 minutes. You can find our Phonegap barcode scanner plugin on Github. If you don’t have …
Create Barcodes with the Scandit Barcode Generator
Today we’re excited to provide a walkthrough on how to work with the Scandit barcode generator. The barcode generator works with UPC-A, EAN-13, EAN-8, ITF, Code 39, Code 128 and QR code types. Here’s the breakdown for each code type: EAN-13 and UPC-A Barcode Generator EAN-13 and UPC-A barcodes are used to identify products …
New Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK brings performance improvements, full-screen scanning and PDF417 support
We’re excited to provide developers with a first look at our new Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK v3.0.0. The release candidate will be available for iOS developers starting in late January 2013, and the Android release will be in mid to late February 2013. The new Barcode Scanner SDK will also be made available for use …
Scandit Reflections from 2012: New Product Releases, Partnerships and Awards
This past year has been incredible for Scandit. Thanks to the support of developers from around the globe our community has been growing rapidly. Thousands are now utilizing our barcode scanning technology, product data and m-commerce services. Here’s a quick recap of the biggest highlights from the past year: PRODUCT RELEASES Scandit Community Edition …
Exploring Different Types of Barcodes
Recently we released a barcode generator tool which can create QR, UPC, EAN, ITF, Code 39 and Code 128 barcodes! Besides these barcodes, the Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK also supports barcodes such as Datamatrix and PDF417. Today we’re going to take a look at all these different code types and what their uses are. Different …
Access Scandit’s Massive Product Database with our New Product API Pricing Plans!
Hi Everyone! We’ve got a juicy week of announcements coming up, so stay tuned so you don’t miss out! Today to kick things off we wanted to share our new Product API pricing plans! The Scandit Product API provides access to our product database containing over 25 million UPCs mapped to product names. We also …
