The Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet is for those who a) want an exceptionally well designed and executed tablet for tough jobs, b) want a pure tablet, but one with a perfectly matched optional detachable keyboard, and c) prefer one-stop shopping with a world-leading provider of commercial PCs with large scale production experience and extensive support. Oh, and it's also one of the very fastest rugged devices we've ever tested. And it has a 1,000 nits display, offers excellent battery life, and comes standard with super-fast PCIe NVMe storage interface technology. [See full review of the Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet] -- Posted Monday, June 29, 2020
First look: Zebra TC21/TC26
Zebra, one of the early adopters of Android, has extensive experience with the platform by now. Recently they introduced the economically-priced entry-level Android 10-based TC21/TC26 rugged enterprise handheld touch computers. The TC21 (WiFi only) and TC26 (WiFi + cellular data) replace the earlier TC20/TC25 and offer substantial upgrades in display, battery, performance, and overall functionality. [See description, analysis and specs of the Zebra TC21/TC26] -- Posted Thursday, June 25, 2020
Acer launches Enduro lineup of rugged notebooks and tablets
Acer today launched Enduro, its new line of rugged notebooks and tablets specially designed to provide the durability, portability and performance needed by professionals working in the field. First responders and industrial manufacturing workers will find the Acer Enduro N7 to be a reliable companion, while event producers and outdoor hobbyists will appreciate the thin-and-light yet durable Enduro N3. A series of Enduro tablets are also available for retail, warehouse and manufacturing usage scenarios. [See Acer media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Zebra Technologies introduces five rugged mobile computers to increase front-line worker productivity
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today announced the industry's first enterprise-class mobile computers running on the Android 10 operating system (OS): the TC21/TC26, TC52x/TC57x and MC3300x. With integrated scanning and unique software capabilities enabled by Mobility DNA, the five new devices are designed for retail, transportation and logistics (T&L), field mobility and warehouse environments to improve front-line worker productivity and effectiveness. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Juniper Systems introduces Uinta mapping and data collection software
Juniper Systems introduced Uinta, a powerful, hassle-free and highly customizable Windows 10 data collection software that includes detailed professional mapping with points, lines, areas, form-based notes for digital record-keeping, as well as an easy-to-use report generator that exports data in three commonly used formats (PDF, Excel, and KML). [See Juniper Systems Uinta page] -- Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Winmate presents COVID-19 health monitoring solution for businesses and public places
It has been almost six months since the first COVID-19 patient was identified. Governments all around the world took epidemic prevention measures varying from self-quarantine to suspended business operations. Now cities and countries around the world will eventually need to re-open safely. Winmate together with its partner in North America offer an innovative and timely health monitoring solution for businesses and public places to get ready for a massive returning to work. [See Winmate COVID-19 Health Monitoring Solution] -- Posted Saturday, June 6, 2020
Zebra Technologies introduces proximity sensing, alerting & contact tracing software for the enterprise
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today launched Zebra MotionWorks® Proximity. The solution offers proximity sensing with user-level alerting and contact tracing to enable employers to help protect their employees' health while in the work environment.[See Zebra media release] -- Posted Thursday, June 4, 2020
New Getac B360: Lightest, brightest, fastest, toughest 5G-compatible notebook in today's marketplace
Getac Technology Corporation, a leading producer of rugged technology, today debuted the new B360 fully rugged notebook as a direct answer to those who contend that full ruggedization and ultra-power portable computing cannot co-exist in the same form factor. Featuring 10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor with maximum turbo frequencies up to 4.90Ghz and 12mb Intel Smart Caches, the B360 is also the first fully rugged laptop to be engineered for 5G in today's marketplace, enabling enterprise mobility buyers to meet all levels of performance without sacrificing MIL-STD-810H compliance. [See Getac media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Review: Winmate M700DQ8 7-inch rugged Android 9 tablet
There are well over 2.5 billion Android devices out there, most of the smartphones, but quite a few tablets. That means a huge user base that is already familiar with Android. So how about a tough, truly rugged, but also state-of-the-art compact Android tablet? Winmate has one, the 7-inch M700DQ8. It is as tough as it gets, runs Android 9 on a quick SnapDragon processor, has very good cameras, and USB Type-C. The tablet is designed for mobile field deployment but is equally suitable as a vehicle-mount. [See review of the Winmate M700DQ8] -- Posted Monday, June 1, 2020