The Slate Mate includes an integrated Intermec ED40 Barcode reader scan engine which is the same advanced barcode reader that is built into the Motion F5v and C5v. It is compatible with a huge array of barcode types (including EAN128) and it even supports 2D (square) barcodes.

As noted in our previous article, “Barcode Scanners for Tablet PCs,” there is nothing better for barcode scanning than a dedicated barcode scanning engine. Even better if its integrated and attached to the device so that you don’t have an extra device to charge, maintain or lose!

The added Mag Stripe reader in conjunction with you POS software will allow you to take credit card payments directly from your device.

Best of all, the slate mate version of the CL900 retains its rugged MIL-810G drop specification and IP52 rating. Perfect for the POS environment.

Motion Computing CL900 Slate Mate – Barcode Scanner and Mag Stripe Reader Tablet PC

The “Slate Mate” range will be expanded in future releases to include options such as Chip and Pin / Keypad and NFC support.

POS Vendors looking to take the hassle out of dealing with hardware and wanting to partner with a full service hardware reseller with exceptional knowledge, training, support and service should contact us for more information.

POS users looking to deploy their own POS hardware should contact us directly.

My apologies for disappearing for over a month! Demand for information on a host of new products has had ns run off our feet here!

CL900: – Has progressed to production process. Will be here in a matter of weeks. Delays on the new Intel Atom chip have held all at these new tablets up. Will be worth the wait! Docking station will be under AU$250.

Q550: – Fujitsu have released models and pricing. Starting from $1349 and expected around EOM.

T901: – Fujitsu’s new power-house tablet is already awesome, but about to get even better. 3G option will be out in a matter of days, NVIDIA Optimus dedicated graphics will not be far behind!

Stay tuned! More sooner…

As exciting as Tablets like the Motion CL900, ASUS EP121 and Fujitsu Stylistic Q550, not one of those slates can replace my Motion J3500.

For those of you not familiar with the Motion Computing J3500, here’s a video made at Motion’s headquarters in Austin Texas…

Why is the Motion Computing J3500 still the one for me?

• The Motion J3500 will continue to be the most powerful slate Tablet PC on the market – With a Core i7 Processor it is powerful enough to replace my desktop or laptop
• The J3500’s Hydis AFFS+ Display is still hands down the best display ever built into a Tablet PC
• Integrated fast Mobile Broadband is essential to my productivity, J3500 wins here
• It has the flexibility to act as a desktop or laptop when I need it to via two important accessories – Motion J3500 Docking Station and Motion J3500 Portable Keyboard

Most of my working week is based in a car, so I need the most mobile but powerful computing solution on the market. For me, battery life and weight convenience considerations are secondary to productivity. For that reason, the Motion Computing J3500 will continue to win hands down for some time.

I’ve taken five domestic flights across Australia this week. Having the Motion J3500 with me on a flight from Perth to Melbourne last night meant getting through over 100 emails, creating many appointments and contacts,  sending 28 emails (more than one liners) and producing a new video that I will post soon. I couldn’t have done it all on a 3 hour flight with a Laptop, mobile phone or consumer tablet.

When you really do the sums, productivity like that makes the relatively higher pricing of the J3500 pale into insignificance.

That said, I am looking forward to April for the CL900 as it will certainly find a place in my daily workflow…

Fujitsu’s Lifebook TH550 features in the iSpy section of this months Royal Auto magazine.

iSpy features all sorts of cutting edge gadgets like a new solar powered Wireless keyboard from Logitech.

It’s great to see a tablet computer featuring in Royal Auto, and none less than the TH550.

The TH550 is the first netbook alternative tablet to include Active Digitizer Pen technology, which is absolutely essential for content creation activities like note-taking and writing blogs like this one!

I refer to the TH550 as a netbook alternative because whilst it is super mobile like a netbook (small, lightweight, 10" screen) it packs a more powerful Intel Core i3 processor and that means that it’s far from slow!

The Lifebook TH550 also has a 3.5G internal mobile broadband option for complete wireless connectivity.

TH550 = Pen + Touch + Keyboard + Mouse

It is the complete package for mobile workers, minus the walked garden!

As you’ll see in the video, the combination of Nexus and a Tablet PC enables Darrell to get the job done incredibly fast. That means: more valuations completed more accurately.

One of the major pros of a Tablet PC is the amount of information that you can access and work with on the screen. As you can imagine, for field workers like Darrell, more information means better decisions. A bigger screen is also faster and easier to work with.

To find out more about the Motion Computing F5v or the Apex Nexus program that Darrell is using in this video contact us on 03 9999 1602.

Intov8 are the developers of the Corvus Dashboard Suite which enables you to track live data from your mine directly on your Tablet PC screen while you are mobile.

Visit us for a hands on demonstration of Corvis on the Motion Computing F5v and Motion Computing J3500 Tablet PCs. We’ll also have a 23” Wacom Interactive Pen Display for you to test out.

When: 27th – 29th July 2010

Where: Queensland Mining & Engineering (QME) Stand 6040 with Intov8

Click on the image below for the Intov8 flyer.

See you there!

It is a very interesting demonstration of the efficiencies that can be gained by adopting Tablet PCs.

They key is that Tablet PCs and MCAs can be easily taken into places where laptops and netbooks don’t fit well – where you don’t have the convenience of a flat surface and a chair to use.

Whether it be at a patient bedside or in a panel beaters workshop, Tablet PCs like the Motion C5 MCA can help to make your business far more efficient. The make their investment back many times over… and very quickly too!

Installing windows 7 on the Motion F5 was a snap! There were no tricks to it. Just connect an external DVD or USB drive, install Windows and off you go… Grab the standard drivers and software from the Motion website.

Whereas Atom based tablets will struggle to run Windows 7, the new F5 (and C5 of course) is more than capable of running it smoothly. Take a look for yourself:

So here I am at 1:30PM and there is 30% battery charge remaining. So that is 60% of one of the 2 batteries on board.

At this rate, I’ll be going flat at close the 3:00 PM mark at 6 hours.

I have not optimised my use to make battery life claims. I haven’t stopped yet for lunch and the screen is at full brightness. I’ve been docked with an external monitor and a wireless keyboard all day. WiFi is on and has been in use constantly. I haven’t been in standby or hibernate at all.

So this is why the Motion J3400 is a brilliant choice for field users. If you need a lightweight Tablet PC that can go all day without charging, then you should look at the J3400.

Of course with the hot swap dual battery setup on the J3400 you needn’t let a battery going flat stop you anyway… Just have a spare – they only take an hour and a half to charge!

Models currently available:

Motion LE1700 Slate Tablet PC

Intel Core 2 Duo Low Voltage 1.5Ghz
60Gb 1.8” Hard Drive
Windows XP Tablet Edition
View Anywhere Outdoor display
Wireless, fingerprint reader

Full one year warranty.

Accessories available include docking station and convertible keyboard. More details on our Motion LE1700 page.

Samsung Q1U-XP UMPC

Intel Atom 800Mhz
60Gb 1.8” Hard Drive
Windows XP Tablet Edition
2 cameras, Bluetooth, wireless, fingerprint reader.

Full one year warranty.

More details on our Samsung Q1 page.

Email us at info@tabletpc.com.au or call 03 9999 1601 to make an offer.