February 2021

Interview with Winmate CEO Ken Lu about challenges and opportunities of the rugged computing industry in the COVID-19 pandemic era
Periodically, we ask industry leaders in the rugged computing and communications market questions about their products, their views, and their opinions on trends, emerging technologies and a variety of other issues. In this segment we're talking with Winmate CEO Ken Lu, about his company's views of the enormous challenges and new opportunities the Covid-19 era has brought to designers and manufacturers of ruggedized vertical market computing and communications equipment. [Read interview] -- Posted Monday, February 22, 2021 by chb

Panasonic updates fully rugged 2-in-1 TOUGHBOOK 33
Panasonic announced enhancements to its fully rugged 2-in-1 TOUGHBOOK 33. Bringing better performance, greater flexibility, enhanced functionality and more security, the TOUGHBOOK 33 updates were driven by the evolving needs of mobile workers in extreme field conditions every day. Since its introduction to the market in 2017, the TOUGHBOOK 33 has been one of the best-selling fully rugged models of any laptop, 2-in-1 or tablet. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2021 by chb

Innserve boosts productivity and cuts costs with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK rugged tablets
Innserve, specialists in the supply, installation and maintenance of beer and soft drinks dispense systems, has rolled out Panasonic TOUGHBOOK L1 Android tablets to its 400 dispense technicians across the UK, powered by the SOTI ONE Platform. A video detailing the story can be found here https://youtu.be/sJOVNXBaRcg. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Monday, February 15, 2021 by chb

Custom rugged tablets and handhelds by Juniper Systems | Field Ready
-- Posted Thursday, February 11, 2021 by chb

JLT Mobile Computers opens customer pilot program for new Android 10-based rugged vehicle-mount computer
JLT Mobile, a leading supplier of reliable computers for demanding environments, announces the launch of a pilot program for its state-of-the-art Android 10-based JLT6012A vehicle-mount computer designed to boost productivity in warehousing and other logistics deployments. Bringing Android 10 to the popular JLT6012 platform brings convenience and exciting new opportunity into forklifts and many other types of vehicles. JLT delivered its first advance JLT6012A unit to a customer last month and additional interested customers can now apply to the limited pilot program. [See JLT Mobile media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2021 by chb

Interview with RuggON about emerging opportunities between drones and rugged mobile technology
Periodically, we ask industry leaders in the rugged computing and communications market questions about their products, their views, and their opinions on trends, emerging technologies and a variety of other issues. In this segment we're talking with RuggON, a rugged mobile technology pioneer and innovator in advancing the state-of-the-art in rugged mobile technology solutions, about the synergy between rugged mobile computers and drone/unmanned mission technologies. [Read interview] -- Posted Monday, February 8, 2021 by chb

American drone manufacturing plant takes root in Connecticut
Aquiline Drones (AD) meets the increasing demand for "Made in America" drones by opening the first drone manufacturing and assembly plant in Connecticut. The Hartford-based aviation cloud solutions provider and commercial drone manufacturer now produces Drone Volt's Altura Zenith and Hercules 2 drones — re-branded by AD as the Spartacus line of drones: Spartacus MACKS and Spartacus HURRICANE. [See Aquiline media release] -- Posted Monday, February 8, 2021 by chb

Handheld continues expansion and local support with new North American regional sales managers
Handheld Group, a leading global manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, continues its ongoing commitment to provide customers with personalized support at a local level with the addition of two new Regional Sales Managers for Handheld US, Rob Bollweg and John Townsend. Both join Handheld after working directly for a Handheld reselling partner, so they share a comprehensive understanding of the needs and requirements of companies who sell Handheld devices. [See Handheld media release] -- Posted Wednesday, February 3, 2021 by chb