Today Panasonic unveiled a new Toughbook Permanent Display Removable Computer (PDRC), which combines a vehicle-mounted display and full-functioning keyboard for heightened accessibility inside public safety vehicles. We’ve upgraded the new PDRC to include a brighter touchscreen display (40 percent brighter than previous version), improved user visibility and a reduction in connection cables.
You may be surprised to know that eighty-five percent of Healthcare IT professionals are either in the middle of an EHR project or plan to begin execution within the next 18 months. That’s according to a survey by Embarcadero Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of database tools and developer software. The survey also stated that [...]
Below is an exciting update from our friends at Kinetic. Kinetic finished the Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. We won our class and the race overall. We sailed against some keen, experienced competitors and the outcome was in doubt until very late in the race. This year’s race was quite windy and fairly rough, making for [...]
The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) markets have lagged behind other industries in the implementation of technology; however, firms are beginning to acknowledge that mobile technology can address current challenges and drive decision making at the point of interaction. A recent study by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology found that the U.S. [...]
At Panasonic, we fully believe in the quality of the products we make. As a result, we don’t shy away from a little competition. So, when Inc. magazine said it wanted to compare a few rugged laptops, we were happy to offer up our new Toughbook 31. The editor sent us a list of tests [...]
Last month, Modern Materials Handling published a whitepaper titled, “How materials handling operations are using mobile technology to improve processes.” The publication interviewed 376 materials handling professionals – from company managers to distribution directors and plant engineers – in its study on mobile technology in the supply chain.
I would like to introduce you to David Sutcliffe and his Kinetic team, our guest bloggers, who just set sail on the 2010 Vic-Maui race. During the race, the Toughbook 30 will serve as the team’s main on-board computer, responsible for linking the ecosystem of devices and software to create a central communications system and [...]
We had the pleasure of visiting Lubbock, TX to see how the Red Raiders are using the Toughbook U1 rugged handheld computer to help enforce parking across their large campus; especially on football Saturdays. Here’s what we found. With a new football season around the corner, the Parking Services Department for Texas Tech University (TTU) [...]
Market research company Input has released a report identifying cloud computing and geospatial technologies as two technology trends that are set to transform the federal government. In the same vein, last year Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced the launch of Apps.gov, a GSA-operated Web site that government agencies can use to both install and purchase [...]
Police officers need to rapidly share information from anywhere, and turn to reliable devices that have the same operating system, features and Internet access as a desktop PC without being tied down to their desks. Rugged laptops have traditionally met this need, but now many law enforcement agencies are moving toward even more mobile alternatives [...]
