November 2019

ARBOR Launches new ARM-based 10.1" medical terminal for healthcare and kiosk applications
ARBOR Technology, a leading provider of embedded computing solutions, is delighted to announce the release of ARBOR M1016 Healthcare Infotainment Terminal — a new 10.1" medical touch terminal in its bedside infotainment series. Powered by Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A35 CPU, the Android ready M1016 is fanless in design and features low power consumption, making it a perfect solution for beside infotainment and medical thin-client applications. To satisfy the needs of healthcare industry, the M1016 is also IEC & EN 60601-1 and 60601-1-2 certified. [See ARBOR media release] -- Posted Monday, November 25, 2019 by chb

Full review: Durabook R11L
The Durabook R11L is a value-priced version, starting at US$1,399, of the company's popular and extensively field-tested Durabook 11 family of tablets and 2-in-1s. While such lower priced versions often compromise in terms of quality and features, the Durabook R11L doesn't. It's in essence the same rugged, high quality, full-function tablet as the standard Durabook R11, just at a lower performance level suitable for for vertical market applications such as like warehouse and logistics. [See full review of the Durabook R11L rugged tablet] -- Posted Thursday, November 21, 2019 by chb

Success story: Winmate FM10A VMC for urban waste collection
When we initially reviewed Winmate's FM10, we concluded that it was "a well-conceived, well-executed modular vehicle-mount computing solution that provides superior flexibility both in terms of configuration possibilities as well as in very wide application potential." This was confirmed when a waste management company in the United Arab Emirates engaged in a smart waste collection project and chose the WInmate FM10A Android version of the device for in-vehicle data collection and communication. 400 units were installed, and have contributed in a 30% decrease in the waste collection cost. [See
-- Posted Wednesday, November 20, 2019 by chb

Panasonic Toughbook 100,000 feet drop spec...
Netmotion published a terrific video showing a Panasonic Toughbook CF-20 attached too a balloon and sending it up to the stratosphere. They did that to test seamless connectivity transition from Wi-Fi to a 4G LTE cellular network. It passed that test flawlessly, then kept on climbing until the balloon burst at around 100,000 feet and the Toughbook fell back down to earth. Upon crashing into a grassy meadow, with the Toughbook apparently surviving unscathed. [See Netmotion Takes to the Skies... with Toughbook and Teams...] -- Posted Sunday, November 17, 2019 by chb

Swiss government awards Panasonic major framework contract worth £50 million
Panasonic Mobile Solutions Business Division has won a tender offer issued by the Swiss government for an outline agreement worth more than £50 million (GBP), or CHf 65 million, and running from 2019 to 2025. Through the outline agreement, Swiss federal government institutions can procure rugged Panasonic TOUGHBOOK mobile devices. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Thursday, November 14, 2019 by chb