Most tablet purchasers already have a preference in mind for weight, screen size, battery life, looks, brand name, operating system and app selection. But what are the two critical factors that should be considered first in any business tablet purchase? 1. Consumer Tablet or Business Tablet? Michael Archambault posted a great discussion on business vs …Read more
Motion F5v – Motion Computing goes to Intel Core i7 and i5 with a major revamp of the C5 and F5
Motion Computing have today announced a major revamp of the C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant and the F5 Field Tool. I personally use a C5 for my day to day tableteering, so I’m quite excited about this update. The Motion C5v is of course commonly used in the healthcare sector while the Motion F5v can be …Read more
BBC Reporter Breaks ‘Unbreakable’ Rugged Phone – Needs Gorilla Glass!
The Sonim XP1 is a rugged, IP54 rated, MIL-810F drop tested mobile phone that is pretty close to unbreakable… That is until this BBC reporter got hold of it (Click on the screenshot to watch the video): As you can see, the weak point of this phone is its glass screen. We find that the …Read more
Using RFID on Motion F5 and C5
The Motion F5 and C5 can be equipped with an RFID reader. For want of a better analogy, RFID is a smarter barcode system. It is often used for inventory tracking and identification. Unlike a barcode which is read only, information can be written to RFID tags on the fly with a device like the …Read more
Motion F5 in the Rain – IP54 Rated
I got caught out in one of Melbourne’s four seasons (the rainy one) with one of our Motion F5 tablet PCs recently. As you can see from the video below, the Motion F5 has an IP 54 rating, so it takes it all in stride… The Motion F5 has an IP54 rating for water and …Read more
