Hi Annie, As for the iPhone you would have to use a Bluetooth barcode scanner which also of course has to work with the iPhone. These do exist, I believe you might find some information on the Digit-Eyes website, but I also think they are quite expensive.
For a mac I would assume any USB barcode scanner would do the trick. I haven't bought one in a long time, but assume they might be $100 and maybe some are more. You would have to check in Denmark either with Amazon or find a company which sells point of sale stuff like cash registers, receipt printers, barcode scanners etc. One thing you would have to keep in mind is that you definitely want one that is omni-directional which means you can scan the barcode any which way, right side up, upside down, sideways, skewed and the scanner will recognize it. A USB barcode scanner just passes the barcode on to the computer, I can, for example, open Notepad and scan a barcode and the code just shows up in Notepad. I could do the same for scanning it into the search field of Google or into any application. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Annie Skov Nielsen Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 6:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Barcode Scanners Hi Sieghard. Is there any barcode scanner on the market, that can be used with a mac or maybe an IPhone, so that it will be easier to find the barcodes and you could do it quicker. I am using barcodes much, and if there was a device on the market for a reasonable price and some software, that could be used, I would like to buy a barcode scanner. Having said that there are some improvements with the new IPhone 5s. Best regards Annie. Den 09 Nov 2013 kl. 11:28 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]>: > Hi John, > > I have a retail store and we use handheld Symbol USB scanners at the > register. These have a trigger, sort of a button you push as you scan > and which turns the scanner on. Anyhow, the speed and ease of use of > these is amazing, I can wave the thing roughly over a package or tag > and no matter if the barcode is right side up upside down or sideways > or skewed, the scanner gets It. > > It is definitely easier than, for example, using the iPhone with Digit-Eyes. > Here you get the best results if you make sure you are lined up > properly, then start the scanning process and slowly lift your iPhone > up and away so the camera progressively sees more of the package or > box. Any sideways movements are not good because everytime you move > the phone the camera has to auto focus again. > > The USB barcode scanners I can swipe across a package or tag pretty > rapidely and they still get it. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 8:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Barcode Scanners > > How is it easier to find the bar code using a dedicated scanner? > > On 11/8/13, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dedicated is much better in the sense that it isn't quite as hard to >> find the barcode, and it is a bit more responsive. >> >> But, having a phone-based scanner is convenient. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Diakogeorgiou" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 2:05 PM >> Subject: Barcode Scanners >> >> >>> I realize that my question is somewhat subjective. 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