April 2019

DT Research, a leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, today announced the DT301X-TR Rugged Tablet, a lightweight military-grade tablet that is purpose-built to enhance the precision for bridge and construction inspections, 3D surveying, mapping of underground utilities, and crime and crash scene reconstruction. [See DT Research media release]

Full review: DT Research DT301X high-performance 10-inch tablet
The 10.1-inch DT Research DT301 Series of Windows tablets is one of the company's most successful platforms. Sporting a modern, attractive design that instantly makes it clear that this is a rugged, businesslike piece of productivity hardware, the DT301 is a primary example of a tablet product created for serious work and use in all sorts of operating conditions. RuggedPCReview tested the latest version, the DT301X powered with a quad-core Intel 8th generation Core i7-8550U CPU and using PCIe NVMe storage. It put in a spectacular performance, clocking the highest PassMark 6.1 score we've ever seen in our lab, all while going very easy on the battery. [See full review of the DT Research DT301X] -- Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Panasonic delivers FirstNet Ready TOUGHBOOK devices for first responders on FirstNet
Panasonic, an industry leading manufacturer of mobile computing devices supporting customers' digital transformations with smart answers to tough challenges, today announced that the TOUGHBOOK 33 (CF-33 EM7511) and TOUGHBOOK 54 (CF-54 EM7511) are FirstNet Ready, so they have been tested and approved for use on the FirstNet communications platform. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Zebra launches Android-based MC9300 mobile computer
Zebra's MC9000 line of rugged pistol-grip scanner handhelds has been around for the better part of two decades, selling over 3 million units. The company has now released the latest version, the Android-based MC9300, with thoroughly updated technology, a choice of four scanning engines and five keypad layouts, as well as special "freezer" and intrinsically safe versions. [See description, analysis and specs of the Zebra MC9300] -- Posted Friday, April 19, 2019

Planzer deploys Panasonic TOUGHBOOK handhelds to improve scanning capabilities
Planzer, the Swiss logistics company, has equipped its drivers with 2,000 rugged Panasonic TOUGHBOOK handhelds for use in transportation of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical goods, as well as parcel and overnight delivery services. The company, with 59 locations in Switzerland and nine more internationally, chose Panasonic TOUGHBOOK handhelds for their durability and fast, ergonomic scanning capabilities. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Thursday, April 18, 2019

ProCustom Group (PCG) announces official release of their Ruggedized External Blu-Ray/DVD Drive
ProCustom Group (PCG) has announced the official release of their Ruggedized External Blu-Ray/DVD Drive. The MIL-DVD provides a rugged solution for reading and writing recordable media in the field. By isolating and sealing a high-quality multi-format DVD-R/W (P/N PCG-DVD-EXT-S) or Blu-ray (P/N PCG-BLU-EXT-S) transport mechanism in a rugged machined aluminum case protecting the drive from shock and vibration found in deployed conditions. [See ProCustom Group media release] -- Posted Friday, April 12, 2019

Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary signs definitive agreement to acquire Harris Night Vision business
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC ("Elbit Systems of America"), has signed a definitive agreement with Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) ("Harris") for the acquisition of Harris' Night Vision business ("Harris Night Vision") for a purchase price of $350 million. [See Elbit Systems media release] -- Posted Friday, April 5, 2019

Juniper Systems explains: What is GPS Week Rollover?
The hard fact that the future will inevitably happen is sometimes ignored by programmers and data architects. That happened when the original designers of the Global Positioning System allocated just a miserly 10 bits of data for telling time, which meant that GPS time resets to every 1,024 weeks. That is not a good thing and must be accommodated in GNSS hardware and software. Juniper Systems explains in its Get Rugged Blog what the GPS Week Rollover is, and why it does not affects Juniper's products. [See What is GPS Week Rollover?] -- Posted Tuesday, April 2, 2019