Cordless Barcode Reader
Barcode Scanners is no longer standing at the check out register and having your purchases read. These cordless barcode scanners have lots of new uses, such as healthcare environments (accuracy is insured by verifying both the patient and the medication before administering the dose); processing legal documents, point-of-sale and retail environments (imagine an engaged couple going through your store choosing their gifts to register using a pen scanner); libraries, document scanning; warehousing and shipping; and the list goes on. What if your shipment to General Motors is not ready on time? If they have to shut down the line, they may charge your company ten million dollars a minute. Proper barcoding can keep track of every item along the way to insure that nightmare won’t happen to you.
The WLR8900 CCD LR Barcode Scanner is easy to set up, ergonomically easy to use, and scans barcodes from 12 inches away. $250 is the price. It is designed for retail or other repetitive application where time and accuracy are important. On most Windows applications it will function. The Wasp WLS9500 laser barcode scanner costs $325 and can read from 29 inches away. It can do fast scanning and decoding to ensure that employees are working at peak performance and spending less time having to key in data. Durability is a unique feature of this scanner, as it can withstand drops of 6′ and still not be damaged.
What are the types of scanners and readers available now? You may be surprised. The Wasp readers replace time cards, and employees “punch” in by placing their thumb on the reader. This delivers for accurate and true reading of employee time at work. No much more “buddy” punching in. There are Pen-type readers that consist of a light source that reads when placed next to the opposing source. You can find Laser scanners that use a laser beam as the light source and use a reciprocating mirror to scan back across the bar code. CCD readers uses tiny light sensors and is reading the emitted ambient light from the bar code.
Omni-directional scanners use lasers, but they are a series of curves scanning lines of varying directions in the form of a “starburst” providing for higher security. If the packaging is worn or torn such that it can only be partially read, these work particularly well. Finally are the Cell phone cameras, which are ideal for reading 2D cordless barcodes such as Semacode. They are able to read a variety of different codes includimg those for books and music They also help you to double check your purchases at the supermarket.
