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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 Oct 15, 2010
Learn more about the OutdoorRugged web store where you can find the Nomad, Recon and Ranger rugged handheld computers and all their accessories.
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Oct 08, 2010
Brooks McKee discusses the various CompactFlash cards that can be used in the Trimble Recon and Ranger handheld computers. Mentioned in this overview are several products, including the Socket BlueTooth card, Socket Wi-Fi card, a bar code scanner,
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: Guest
on Sep 10, 2010
The Pentagon is issuing TDS Ranger handhelds to troops in Afghanistan this month. These handhelds, with specialized software and hardware, will be used as mobile lie detectors in the field. Known by the acronym PCASS, Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System, the device uses the TDS Ranger with three wires that connect
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Aug 20, 2010
View a brief overview of some of the products from the Trimble family of rugged handheld computers, including the Ranger, Nomad and the Recon.
Posted by: Jan Gallant
on Jul 12, 2010
Occasionally you may want to view the screen of your Recon or Ranger on your PC. Follow these instructions for a Recon or Ranger with Windows Mobile 5.0 if you're working on a PC that runs XP or Vista. - Connect the Recon or Ranger to your computer via ActiveSync.
- Double tap on WindowsMobilePowerToys.msi on the PC to install it.
- Allow the program to install itself.
- Once successfully installed on your PC, go to Start > Programs > Windows Mobile Developer Power Toys.
- Double click on the ActiveSync_Remote_Display folder.
- Double click on ASRDisp.exe to run it.
Troubleshooting If you see "The OS or CPU of this device is unknown to this application" it's an error message. It usually means the CPU type of the current device, typically a Windows CE device, is not recognized by this tool. The workaround is:
Posted by: Eric Olson
on Jul 09, 2010
You may have noticed all Trimble rugged handheld computers meet MIL-STD-810F, the military standard for drops, vibration, humidity, altitude and extreme temperatures. Well, there's good reason for that: the military is one of the major markets for rugged handhelds. The Nomad had been shown at military tradeshows giving government and industry representatives the opportunity to discuss best practices and government implementations of commercial technologies. At these shows, I have been busy demonstrating several capabilities of the Nomad, including many of the focus technologies:
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