Symbol Handheld Bar Code Scanner
CCDs, by their very nature, are better adapted to image acquisition, the key to reading matrix symbols. Currently, both linear or two-dimensional array scanners are available to read both stacked bar codes and matrix symbols - something that wasn't true a year ago.
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While only one scanner manufacturer, Symbol handheld barcode
scanner has made a big public announcement about fuzzy logic, more are sure to follow. So maybe this is more a proto-trend than an identified one.
The other proto-trend in reading low-quality symbols is, again, 2D CCD readers. Even though they're not being marketed as a solution to bad printing (good printing and verification programs being preferable), 2D CCD readers do perform well with linear bar code symbols: good, bad and indifferently printed.
Sometimes it's not convenient to pick up a Symbol handheld
barcode scanner. Other times, you have to. Wearable scanners aren't always the answer, particularly in manufacturing and office environments. Scanner manufacturers have recognized this for some years and offered a variety of scanner stands that allow a Symbol
handheld barcode scanner to be used as either a hand held or fixed-mount device.
Today, there are many more options in this configuration, with very small scanners designed to be placed on a work surface to scan paper work or product bar codes, then, when needed, to be picked up and used as a hand
held.
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It's not just repetitive motion syndrome that's prompting scanner manufacturers Symbol
handheld barcode scanner to concentrate on improved ergonomics. The fact is, the easier a scanner is to use, the greater the probability that it will be used and not break.
All the trends discussed so far are geared toward making the job of data collection easier for the employee as well as the MIS department. Ergonomics plays a major role in this effort.
The fit and feel of Symbol handheld barcode scanner and hand held data collection devices is receiving much more attention these days. And for good reason. Given the choice, would you rather lug around a two-pound terminal all day or an eight-ounce device? See also small business
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