{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"tantolabels","provider_url":"https:\/\/tantolabels.com\/blog","author_name":"Tanto Labels","author_url":"https:\/\/tantolabels.com\/blog\/author\/tanto-labels\/","title":"Three practical, totally awesome uses of barcode technology","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6kkYL7X4qV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tantolabels.com\/blog\/three-practical-totally-awesome-uses-of-barcode-technology\/\">Three practical, totally awesome uses of barcode technology<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/tantolabels.com\/blog\/three-practical-totally-awesome-uses-of-barcode-technology\/embed\/#?secret=6kkYL7X4qV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Three practical, totally awesome uses of barcode technology&#8221; &#8212; tantolabels\" data-secret=\"6kkYL7X4qV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/tantolabels.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Three practical, totally awesome uses of barcode technology The extent of most people&#8217;s knowledge of barcode technology extends to &#8220;uh, that thing they scan at the shops&#8221;. Well i&#8217;m here to educate you, fools! You can use them to aid your diet &nbsp; \u00a0 That\u2019s right, barcodes help you to lose weight. Not via consumption, of course, but new app technology on smartphones now allows you to keep track of your calorie intake in a matter of seconds. All you have to do is download one of the many dieting apps, and before you decide whether to consume that chocolate bar or not, scan it in to see exactly how many calories it contains! Easy as\u2026pie. \u00a0 \u00a0Gaming consoles \u00a0 &nbsp; OK, so although modern gaming is a little more advanced in 2017, there was a simpler time when barcode technology was pivotal to virtual gameplay. \u2018Epochs barcode battler\u2019 was a handheld console that was designed to compete with the Gameboy. The console came with cards containing barcodes that represented players and power ups. When the barcode was swiped, battle would commence. Sadly, the epoch barcode battler wasn\u2019t quite as popular as the Nintendo Gameboy, but they loved it in [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.tantolabels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/diet.jpg"}