Amazon has a new Alexa-enabled gadget in store, aiming to make things easier and more convenient around the kitchen: meet the Dash Wand. The new gadget is Wi-Fi enabled and allows users to scan the ...

If bricks and mortar retail stores were vampires, then Amazon is a vengeful, ruthless Peter Cushing intent on destroying them. With the latest update to its iPhone app, Peter, er, Amazon has added a ...

Amazon remains hard at work building a world where shopping doesn't require leaving the house. First came news of the drones, and now, the Seattle-based company has unveiled Dash, another tool to keep ...

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Amazon on Tuesday released an update to its iPhone app that supports barcode scanning. Version 1.2.8 adds the ability to scan a barcode, and have the app look up the item in the Amazon catalog. The ...

The first iteration of Amazon’s Dash Wand wasn’t long for this world. The company trialed the barcode scanner with select Prime Fresh customers in California, but the hardware didn’t seem to really go ...

A new device from Amazon lets you add items to an online shopping list just by scanning them or saying their names — and then have those items delivered the next day via Amazon Fresh. The Dash, as the ...

Amazon is making it easier to keep track of the items you need to purchase via the launch of barcode support on the Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8, both of which are smart displays featuring built-in ...

Customers can now find products even when they don’t know what to search for, by snapping a photo, scanning a barcode, or ...

Barcode scanners are an essential product for any retail merchant. This allows store owners and sellers to identify their products and quickly get a bill generated. While barcode scanners have existed ...

Amazon has launched a feature for newer Echo Show that lets you add items to Alexa's built-in shopping list by scanning their barcodes. Sure, it's pretty easy to add stuff to your grocery list with ...