A common type of scanner is the USB variety. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and although it was originally designed exclusively for computers it is now found on many different kinds of equipment including game consoles, portable audio and visual devices and mobile memory drives. So, it isn’t surprising that the USB barcode scanner is such a popular piece of kit that can be found in many shops and businesses. Because of the common USB connection these scanners are extremely portable and can be carried around along with a netbook computer to make a very compact mobile scanning unit.
