Rob Nicol and Chris Peskin provide an engineering overview of the Nomad product development. Rob Nicol discusses the challenge of making a rugged, sealed device which still offers the user the option of customizing the hardware configuration. Rob also shows you
Rob Nicol and Chris Peskin provide an engineering overview of the Nomad product development. Rob Nicol's team is responsible for the mechanical and electrical engineering. Chris Peskin's team is responsible for implementing the firmware and the
An overview of some of the manufacturing processes used to build the Trimble Nomad. Also, discussion of why the Trimble Nomad is built in the U.S.A. instead of out-sourced to other countries for manufacturing.
An overview of some of the manufacturing processes used to build the Trimble Nomad. Also, discussion of why the Trimble Nomad is built in the U.S.A. instead of out-sourced to other countries for manufacturing.
If you’re considering the purchase of a computer that can withstand the elements and work in nearly any condition, then you know there are plenty of “rugged” computers to choose from. Before you make up your mind I have a few things I would like to share to help you while doing your research.
First and foremost, you should know that “rugged” can mean many different things. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, one definition of the word rugged is “presenting a severe test of ability, stamina, or resolution “ and “strongly built or constituted.” While Trimble Mobile Computing Solution computers are strongly built, it’s the tests they endure that earns them the rugged designation.
In a previous post Terraine workers shared their experiences with the Yuma. Read the first part if you haven't already and pick up here where it left off:
But even more importantly, our scientists interacted with them well in the field.
The software application we built for this is called EnvironPro. It inventories wells, stores water levels, water sampling events, purgings and other readings that our scientists used to collect on paper.
At Trimble Mobile Computing Solutions we value you, our customers and business partners. We’re always looking for ways to enhance your experience with our products. One way we’re doing that is through the Outdoor Rugged Forum. If you have a question, we want to hear from you. If you have something to discuss with other Trimble users, we want to hear from you. If you’re looking for a solution, we want to hear from you.
Around here we read, contribute articles to, and advertise in many different places which contain information on mobile computing. In addition to the many different trade magazines which focus on specific vertical markets, some of my personal favorites include:
Pocket PC & Smartphone magazine: This publication really does a great job covering many topics of interest to mobile workers. While much of their coverage is on the consumer market (which still often has relevance to professionals), they have a special Enterprise section which is focused on professionals. That area includes stories on deployments of mobile devices that might be relevant to something you’re considering. Jan posted an article a few months ago about their annual list of third-party applications for Windows Mobile devices. That is a good example of the kind of information you can find in that publication.
But even more importantly, our scientists interacted with them well in the field. 
