Mobile computers have transformed the way we conduct business. With the right device in hand, we are free to do our jobs from not only our desk, but a hotel room, airplane, coffee shop or even a park bench. For those of us that have lived through the transformation, it has been astounding. Still, one [...]
I have worked with Toughbook devices for nearly 11 years and have seen them deployed in some pretty sensational situations; summiting on Everest or in the hands of the youngest girl to attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Even so, it still surprised me when I first heard about Girl Talk (real name Gregg Michael Gillis) [...]
What sort of breeding strategies do Galapagos sea lions pursue; how do their young grow and how does their diving behavior develop?
The Galapagos Sea Lion Project is searching for answers to these questions in the unique and remote world of the Galapagos Islands. And the ruggedized convertible Toughbook 19 is involved in the research.
Jessica Watson, the 16-year-old sailor from Buderim, Australia, set sail from Sydney on October 18, 2009 aboard Ella’s Pink Lady, a boat built specifically for ocean sailing. Jessica is hoping to become the youngest explorer, male or female, to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and unassisted.
Within 48 hours of last week’s earthquake in Haiti two 747s arrived in Port-au-Prince from Israel bringing a model medical disaster response solution. On the grounds of an abandoned steel factory, a temporary field hospital – equipped with electronic medical records, digital radiology, an operating room, ICU and neonatal intensive care – was set up [...]
Forbes editor Brian Caulfield talks about his now famous Toughbook 30 review on KNTV’s press:here…
Panasonic has long been an innovator in battery technology and we are committed to constantly improving the quality of our products. The announcement this week of new notebook battery technology, as covered in PC World by Chris Brandrick, is another example of how Panasonic engineers work to develop no-compromise mobile computing solutions. It also reinforces [...]
Today, service bays are experiencing a significant trend – there is a shortage of bays to accommodate a growing number of vehicles needing repair. As a result, dealerships are forced to do more with less in order to stay competitive with aftermarket services and bring in profit. Many are turning to technology – sophisticated diagnostic [...]
At the XChange Tech Innovators Award ceremony in Las Vegas, our team received two Tech Innovator awards from CRN for its ongoing commitment to innovation in the mobile computing sector and specifically for its new Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA), the Toughbook H1.
Last month I started a Toughbloggers discussion about a recent PCMag.com article that showed approximately 22 percent of business laptops require repair on an annual basis and, yet, people seem to view these high failure rates as acceptable. Well, a new study by Squaretrade shows, once again, alarmingly high failure rates for notebooks and—not surprisingly— [...]
