I was thinking about this in Craig's line of thought as well - would it be
plausible to just use your phone, a little code and develop your own
scanning software?  I can't speak much on Android development, but there
are established libraries in iOS7 you could program/plugin/develop to read
barcodes.

I realize this might be out of scope of your immediate need - but you know,
if you wanted a challenge....

.m


On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 5:38 AM, craig boman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey Riley,
>
> We have metroset voyagers too. They are great, but have you tried extending
> the functionality of the voyager (or any scanner)? If you haven't, try
> connecting a USB barcode scanner to an android phone, via a USB OTG adapter
> cable.
> <
> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/179-6049859-1069161?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb%20otg&sprefix=usb+ot%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ausb%20otg
> >
> This opens up a world of possibilities (scanning barcodes directly into a
> Google spreadsheet, or an ILS API, etc).
>
> Good luck,
> Craig Boman
>
> Applications Support Specialist
> University of Dayton Libraries
> 937-229-3674
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> On Jun 30, 2014 9:24 PM, "Riley Childs" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to find a barcode scanner that i can do inventory with, I was
> > looking at the KDC20, but it is a tad out of my price range, what barcode
> > scanner do you like? I have a Metroset Voyager (Honeywell branded) that i
> > like, but am trying to see what others have and get some better
> suggestions.
> >
> > Riley Childs
> > Student
> > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > (704) 497-2086
> > RileyChilds.net
> > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >
>