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Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Mar 29, 2012
The Trimble Nomad rugged handheld computer makes an appearance on BBC's Frozen Planet on April 22, 2012. Tune in to the Thin Ice episode that is scheduled to air on April 22 on the Discovery Channel to see how the Nomad handheld is used to collect data about ice conditions in Canada's arctic regions.
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Mar 29, 2012
This month's issue of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has a story about the Nomad rugged handheld computer. The story describes how FRS, a ferry operator based in Germany, implemented a solution to electronically scan passenger tickets.
Recognizing the need for more timely information and more effectively selling available seats, they began looking into a solution. After seeing a video of the Nomad handheld being submerged in water and still working, they decided it was a good candidate for the rainy conditions that passengers often board in. After studying their requirements, they opted to develop the software solution in house.
Posted by: Theresa Yoshioka
on Nov 11, 2011
We are down to hours and minutes left to vote for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. If you haven’t voted, you may want to vote now at www.new7wonders.com.
In looking at the amazing pictures and videos of the wonders of nature from around the world, I was pleased to find our Trimble Yuma rugged tablet computer. The Yuma tablet is used in unique studies of water flow in the Puerto Princesa Underground River, a candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature list.
Posted by: Guest
on Oct 29, 2010
I decided to head out on a backpacking expedition up the Middle Fork of the Willamette River with the goal of hiking up to the headwaters (start) of the mighty Willamette River.
Although the starting elevation was only around 2000 feet and we were going in the beginning of July, the mosquitos were still really bad!
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Oct 25, 2010
Alex Johnson conducts a float test of the Recon rugged handheld computer. This test was conducted at scenic Yaquina Bay in Newport on Oregon's central coast.
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Oct 22, 2010
I've been reading the recent Blog posts here at OutdoorRugged (O|R) and have been very amazed and impressed by the conservation and exploration going on around the world. I doubt many of us at Trimble/TDS would have imagined that our rugged handheld computers would find their way onto the belt loops, hip holsters and backpacks of so many explorers operating on the frontiers of exploration in the early 21st century.
Bear with me as I venture into "Star Trek" for a moment: I appears to me that our rugged handhelds are the tricorder of our modern age, particularly when they are mated with various third-party sensor devices--GPS receivers, temperature probes, cameras, etc. So perhaps the key frontier remaining for our rugged handhelds is the final frontier itself. Anyone here at O|R have friends at NASA? :-)
Coming back to more down-to-earth, First World applications, I have also enjoyed reading the posts about our rugged handhelds participating in the forefront of sports and human performance, and to improve the lives of millions, just a little bit, by enhancing the road system in the UK through more efficient data collection.
In today's world of Green initiatives throughout so many diverse industries and sectors, it's no longer about using technology to bend nature to our needs. Instead, it seems we're using technology to better understand nature's natural state and how to engineer our systems and machines to co-exist with nature as efficiently as possible. Whether its building a better boat, or doing a thorough inventory of a road system, the efforts have "efficiency" in common, a key concept in going Green.
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Sep 24, 2010
Jerry Steiger, Senior Mechanical Designer for all of the Trimble rugged handheld computers, discusses what it takes to make a product truly rugged. Jerry discusses the electrical design and the firmware. Even the file system is more
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Sep 20, 2010
Jerry Steiger, Senior Mechanical Designer for all of the Trimble rugged handheld computers, discusses what it takes to make a product truly rugged. Jerry discusses how to protect the display screen
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Sep 17, 2010
Jerry Steiger, Senior Mechanical Designer for all of the Trimble rugged handheld computers, discusses what it takes to make a product truly rugged. Jerry recounts his multi-decade, multi-corporation career, and how
Posted by: Brooks McKee
on Aug 27, 2010
I read the description in the trail guide: Prepare for weather extremes: heat, rain, wind, and snow!  Instantly, I thought this would be a great place to take my Nomad on an outdoor adventure! Yes, here in the soggy Northwest we have access to one of the most active volcanos on the planet....Mt. St. Helens.
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