June 2021

Juniper Systems introduces the Cedar CT8X2 Rugged Tablet for when a consumer tablet just won’t cut it
Juniper Systems introduced the Cedar™ CT8X2, the latest in the company's Cedar line of rugged tablets. The next-gen version of the current CT8 tablet offers increased processing power, RAM, and storage, all running on the Android 10 operating system. The CT8X2 offers all this and retains the powerful GNSS/GPS functionality of the CT8 at the same affordable price point. [See Juniper Get Rugged blog entry on the new Cedar CT8X2 and read our description, analysis and specs of the Juniper Cedar CT8X2] -- Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Motorola Solutions introduces CommandCentral software suite providing a 360 degree incident view from the 911 call to case closure
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), today announced the launch of its complete CommandCentral suite. This release is public safety's first ever cloud-native, end-to-end command center software suite that unifies the flow of data as an incident unfolds to provide greater clarity for mission-critical response and decision making. CommandCentral was developed following years of customer-based research and introduces a novel user experience that completely transforms the way public safety personnel collect, access and view information. The suite is built on a unified data platform that collects all agency data across 911 call handling, dispatch, video analytics, field reports, records, evidence and community engagement, and makes the data instantly actionable through assisted intelligence and a comprehensive 360-degree view of the incident. [See Motorola Solutions media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Durabook introduces U11 fully rugged 2-in-1 tablet with innovative detachable rugged keyboard
Durabook, the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, introduced its enhanced 2-in-1 rugged computing solution with the addition of a versatile, innovative keyboard to its popular U11 rugged tablet. This 2-in-1 computing solution is specifically designed to increase productivity and add flexibility to individuals working in jobs that continually go from an office to a field setting or vice versa. It adds up to three USB 3.2 Gen 1 interfaces, including options for one HDMI port and one LAN port (USB Type A connector). This 2-in-1 computing solution comes with one of the first detachable keyboards designed and tested to MIL-STD 810H shock and vibration and IP65 ingress specifications. [See Durabook media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Sonim introduces the RT80 rugged tablet
Sonim Technologies (Nasdaq: SONM) today announced the launch of the RT80 fully-rugged tablet designed specifically for the needs of industrial, field service and public safety workers in demanding work environments. The RT80 features a glove-friendly and sunlight-readable 8-inch screen as well as high-capacity battery for multi-shift performance. [See Sonim media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Getac debuts next gen F110, industry's uncompromised fully rugged tablet
Getac Technology Corporation, a leading producer of rugged technology today announced the launch of its next generation F110 fully rugged tablet featuring across the board improvements and innovations in processing speed, multi-tasking ability, high-level graphics and mapping capability, display brightness and daylight readability, mass storage operations, network connectivity, durability and ergonomics. [See Getac media release] -- Posted Monday, June 28, 2021

Havis unveils a new line of docking stations for Getac's new F110 tablet
Havis, Inc., is pleased to introduce a new series of docking stations for the Getac F110 tablet. The DS-GTC-220 builds on Havis's history of performance while offering a versatile & innovative product. This docking station provides a reliable solution for new or legacy Getac F110 tablets. An assortment of base models, bundles, and packages are available to meet the needs of any application. [See Havis media release] -- Posted Monday, June 28, 2021

Durabook's rugged tablets deployed by the Chino Valley Police Department
Durabook, the global rugged mobile solutions brand owned by Twinhead International Corporation, announced today that the Chino Valley Police Department in Arizona has successfully deployed its R11 rugged tablets. Over the past five years, the Chino Valley Police Department has deployed Durabook R11s in different vehicles used by police officers. [See Durabook media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Getac B360 is the first-to-market certified fully rugged laptop with 5G
Getac Technology Corporation, a leading producer of rugged technology, today announced to the market the first Sub-6 5G certified rugged laptop B360. The high-speed 5G capability joins the B360s existing robust communications options consisting of 4G, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2, optional dedicated GPS. [See Getac media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Avalue and the NCREE-NTUCE Joint AI Research Center boost construction industry productivity with indoor positioning technology
Avalue Technology Inc. has collaborated with the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) and the Civil Engineering Department in National Taiwan University (NTUCE) Joint AI Research Center, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, and GIPS Technology to build an indoor positioning system for the newly built National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering Extension Building, helping to test its utility and application in the construction industry, and boosting the performance of the construction industry with new technology. [See Avalue media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Zebra offers broadest portfolio of U.S. Dept. of Defense STIG validated rugged devices
Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today announced that it has received STIG validation from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This validation allows U.S. military agencies to purchase and deploy 28 different Zebra Android™ 10-based mobile devices on U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) network systems, all of which are now listed on the Department of Defense Information Network's (DoDIN) Approved Products List. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Sharp selects Zebra Technologies to develop and supply Android-powered mobile computers
Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today announced it has signed a product development and supply agreement with Sharp Marketing Japan Corporation. Under this exclusive agreement, Sharp has selected Zebra Technologies to develop and supply an Android™-powered RZ-H271 handheld mobile computer for Sharp's use in the retail segment in Japan. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Review: Winmate M900Q8 rugged Android tablet
Wile Android has a dominant global marketshare in smartphones, the situation is different when it comes to tablets. The Winmate M900 Series is one of the few available 8-inch fully-rugged tablet platforms that can be had in both Android and Windows 10 versions. We examined the Android version, the M900Q8, and found it to be a handy, versatile and nearly indestructible workhorse for any number of field, data collection, logistics and vehicular applications. [See review of the Winmate M900Q8 8-inch rugged Android tablet] -- Posted Monday, June 21, 2021

Mio launches MioWORK A500s Android device series for professionals
MiTAC Digital Technology Corporation (MDT), a subsidiary of MiTAC Holdings Corporation (MHC, TWSE: 3706), today announces the global release of its new MioWORK™ A500s series 5-inch handheld Android™ 10.0 devices for enterprises. The rugged A500s series models replace the A500 series released in 2018 and complement the already available 7-inch F740s tablets and the larger 10.1-inch L1000 series tablets. [See MiTAC release] -- Posted Monday, June 21, 2021

T-Mobile upgrades Connecting Heroes: Adds preemption, rugged devices, and new plans with 5G phones for first responders
T-Mobile, America's 5G leader, announced important new upgrades to the company's groundbreaking Connecting Heroes program, a 10-year commitment to provide free service and 5G access to first responder agencies — all public and non-profit state and local fire, 911, police and EMS departments — saving them up to $7 billion. T-Mobile also announced it will offer its first set of rugged devices — including the new MG90 5G rugged router from Sierra Wireless available now, and two new Cat phones: Cat S62 and a rugged Cat flip phone — available first at T-Mobile this summer. [See T-Mobile media release] -- Posted Monday, June 21, 2021

Full review: RuggON CHASER — Rugged vehicle monitor enables desktop experience for connected smartphones and tablets
With the CHASER rugged touch monitor, RuggON seeks to serve a new mobile computing paradigm that includes the by now ubiquitous smartphone. Everyone has one, and smartphones are increasingly used on the job. So instead of keeping smartphones and the more traditional tablets and laptops separate, the CHASER monitor serves as a common hub, one where the smartphone has its own desktop and apps run in windows. RuggedPCReview examined this compelling and future-oriented concept in detail [See full review of the RuggON CHASER rugged monitor and usage scenarios] -- Posted Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Review: Kyocera DuraXE Epic rugged flip phone
There was a time when almost all phones were flip phones. They were small and handy. Flip them open and they perfectly fit in your hand. Then the iPhone happened, and nothing was ever the same. But it can be. Flip phones still exist. And with the new DuraXE Epic, Kyocera offers a rugged one — military-grade and FirstNet Ready. [See review of the Kyocera DuraXE Epic rugged flip phone] -- Posted Wednesday, June 16, 2021

L3Harris Technologies unveils XL Extreme™ 400P emergency responder radio
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has expanded its XL platform of Project 25 (P25) radios to include the new XL Extreme™ 400P, the first and only handheld radio designed to meet the most rigorous two-way, portable RF device standards for emergency responder communications. [See L3Harris media release] -- Posted Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Getac announces new Director of Channel Sales
Getac USA, a key subsidiary of MiTAC-Synnex Business Group, has named Kristi Bonfigt as Director of Channel Sales for operations in the U.S. based out of its Irvine, California offices. Ms. Bonfigt brings a wealth of experience in channel sales. Prior to joining Getac she held management positions for LG Electronics, Panasonic and Ingram Micro. [See Getac media release] -- Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Cincoze announces 10th gen Intel® Xeon® equipped DS-1300 industrial computer — rugged, high performance, highly expandable
Cincoze, a rugged embedded computer brand, announced the first 10th generation Intel® Xeon®/CoreTM high-performance, high-expansion, rugged industrial computer, the DS-1300. The three-model lineup includes the DS-1300, DS-1301, and DS-1302, which vary by the number of PCIe expansion slots. It is especially suitable for deployment in industrial equipment, AIoT, logistics automation, cobots, and applications requiring high computing power in harsh environments. [See Cincoze media release] -- Posted Thursday, June 10, 2021

What happened in rugged computing 10 years ago: June 2011
In June 2011, GD-Itronix introduced the GD3015 tablet and the GD8200 ultra-rugged notebook, and signed an Android license with Microsoft. Panasonic showed an upcoming 10.1-inch Android tablet and sold 5,300 Toughbook 19s to Italian ENEL. DAP introduced the small M1000 handheld. Getac sold 12,500 tablets via British SBL and introduced the X500 rugged notebook. We added the LXE Marathon tablet (just when Honeywell said it was buying LXE parent EMS Technologies) and the Elecsys Radix FW960 ultra-rugged handheld. Dell updated its rugged ATG and XFR laptops. Nordstrom wasn't sure if it should buy thousands of rugged devices or go with iPods in a case. We reviewed the Advantech TREK-510 and the Winmate G-WIN rugged Panel PC. [See RuggedPCReview May 2011 archives] -- Posted Thursday, June 10, 2021

Full review: Cincoze GP-3000 high performance GPU computer
There are applications in machine vision, AI, surveillance, intelligent image/video analysis and other that require powerful industrial-grade box PCs with the room and cooling capabilities to accommodate very high-powered, high-end graphics cards. The Cincoze GP-3000 is such a machine, and RuggedPCReview put it through its paces, with amazing results. [See full review of the Cincoze GP-3000 high-performance GPU computer] -- Posted Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Handheld Group: Update on the rugged supply chain issues
In a new article in its Rugged Informer blog, the Handheld Group provides an update on a critical issue, the status of the rugged computer supply chain in these times of a global shortage of semiconductors and containers. There's good news (production is ramping up again) and not so good news (container shipping is still a problem). [See Handheld Group: Update on the rugged supply chain issues] -- Posted Tuesday, June 8, 2021

JLT Mobile Computers announces next generation version of its fully rugged slim and light 10-inch Android tablet
JLT Mobile, a leading developer of computers for demanding environments, announces the launch of the Android™ 9 based next generation MT3010A™ tablet computer. With its small 10-inch form factor and light weight, the fully rugged tablet is ideal for deployment in markets such as warehousing, logistics, food and beverage, transportation, and ports. [See JLT Mobile media release] -- Posted Tuesday, June 8, 2021

MobileDemand launches the first NTEP certified, truly mobile 3D parcel dimensioning system
MobileDemand, provider of rugged tablets and mobile computing solutions for enterprise productivity, today announced the launch of xDIM™ Mobile Dimensioning Software, the first absolute mobile, patented 3D dimensioning software for cuboidal parcels. xDIM, powered by 4DMobile, quickly and accurately captures measurements with a simple point-and-click, wherever the box is located. The innovative cloud-based application provides rich data via a user-friendly dashboard that integrates with a myriad of enterprise resource management systems for deeper business analytics. With successful completion of the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) evaluation qualifies xDIM as Legal for Trade, meaning it is legally approved for establishing cost for services or hire on the basis of measurement. [See MobileDemand media release] -- Posted Thursday, June 3, 2021