https://davidhampgonsalves.com/tags/upc/Recent content in UPC on David Hamp-GonsalvesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USMon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://davidhampgonsalves.com/the-magic-of-upc/ean-barcodes/Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://davidhampgonsalves.com/the-magic-of-upc/ean-barcodes/Lately I’ve been working a mobile app called Ethical Barcode that scans product barcodes and determines if the related brand is worth supporting/avoiding. As such of this I’ve been getting pretty familiar with the pitfalls and issues surrounding barcodes and product identification and I thought I’d share some of details that were tricky to find/figure out. Before we get into the hurdles though, I’ll cover some barcode basics. Barcode Types(that matter)https://davidhampgonsalves.com/upc/ean-product-databases/apis/Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://davidhampgonsalves.com/upc/ean-product-databases/apis/Converting a barcode into useful, descriptive information is harder then you would expect. Or rather its difficult to do with any reliability and accuracy. There are a few good API’s that I’ve been using or looking into that I’ll cover here. The API’s Each service offers different information so you need to nail down your requirements before you read further. For my needs I really just need Barcode -> Company but I’ll try to add details that fall outside of that where I can remember them.