What iconic Wrigley brand, launched in 1893, is considered the first product bought using a barcode scanner?
Wrigley Company the first bar code scanning equipment. The first product to be scanned using a Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum. (This pack of gum is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.) In 1984, Wrigley introduced a new gum, Extra, which followed the new trend of sugar-free gums in the US. Wrigley also assumed control of the Chicago Cubs after his father's death in 1977, and sold the team to the Chicago Tribune in 1981. William "Beau" Wrigley IV (1963–), following the death of Wrigley III (his
Barcode Scanner (application) Barcode Scanner (application) The application Barcode Scanner is an Android app, from the open-source project ZXing (short for Zebra Crossing), that allows an Android device with imaging hardware (camera) to scan barcodes or 2-D "graphical barcodes" and retrieve the data encoded. Information encoded often includes web addresses, geographical coordinates, and small pieces of text, in addition to commercial product codes. The Android-based system is given similar functionality to a hardware barcode reader. This application supports many different types of barcode, including those used to identify products in commerce. The Barcode Scanner can automatically search the Web to identify a product