The Latest Industrial-Grade XG3 Mobile Computer Release

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The Janam XG3 has a pistol-grip mount and let users to read barcodes, interconnect wirelessly and do an extensive range of job tasks while carrying a computer on the move.

Janam Technologies has declared its most recent rugged mobile computer, the pistol-grip mounted XG3, which provide workers in a wide variety of industries a powerful machine that can be used in almost any situation.  Price of the machine is $1,995 and is available instantly.

The XG3 is smaller and lighter than usual handheld computers and is the lightest industrial-grade device in its class, weighing about 22 ounces, according to the company. The machine includes a 3.5-inch VGA TFT display with hardened glass, a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 512MB of RAM that can be expanded to up to 1GB, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth capabilities and a long-lasting 5200mAh hot-swappable Li-ion battery. The XG3 also consist of a motion-sensing accelerometer and runs on the Microsoft Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 operating system. XG3 buyers can also select from a variety of keypad designs to meet their particular needs, according to Janam.

Full story at http://www.eweek.com/mobile/janam-releases-its-latest-industrial-grade-xg3-mobile-computer.html

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About Winmate EAC-BY3030: Compact Fanless Embedded Box PC

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An Intel "Bay Trail" made industrial computer that functions in a wide variety of machine-to-machine applications (Winmate EAC-BY3030)

Winmate EAC-BY3030 is a compact fanless embedded Box PC that was announced in April 2015. Intended for an extensive selection of industrial automation or machine-to-machine applications, the fan-less device measures a modest 9.4 x 6.5 inches and stands 2.2 inches tall. And that's including the large passive cooling fins. And note that there are no less than eight DB9 serial ports. 

It is actually part of a whole series of small, boxy industrial embedded PCs Winmate has been introducing over time. All are designed for precise industrial applications that need the most compact size possible, exemplary sturdiness, superior reliability and just the right level of performance for the job.

Full Story at Rugged PC Review.com - Rugged Panel PCs: Winmate Bay Trail Slim Box PC


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Moxa's Touchscreen Panel PC that can withstands Oil and Gas Industry Environments

Moxa's dependable Panel PC (see above image) which can withstands the gas and oil industry environment is powered by third generation dual core Intel® i7 processors, EXPC-1519 operates over -40 to +70°C range and has features and certifications necessary for Class 1, Div. 2; ATEX Zone 2; and IECEx rated dangerous environments. Fanless, solid-state system supports up to 16 GB memory and provides flexible I/O plan to simplify field installations. Along with glove-friendly touch interface, features include glare-free, 1,000 nits, 19 in. LED screen and IP66 (NEMA 4X) enclosure.

"For oil and gas operations, it can be very difficult and expensive to recognize the benefits of modern computing and communications technology, with overheating, dead pixels, and poor system performance being common complaints," explained Thomas Nuth, Moxa's Global Vertical Manager for Oil and Gas. "Our latest panel PC, the EXPC-1519, provides the very latest PC-based technology to hazardous area applications with no compromise in power, reliability, space or feature set."

The EXPC-1519 is held in a sealed IP66, NEMA 4X enclosure designed for efficient heat dissipation, as well as to extend service life by preventing entry of damaging dust, water, chemicals or hostile weather. This all-in-one solution is in stark difference to traditional protection options for panel PCs such as after-market re-engineering, or enclosing the unit in a third-party housing or cabinet that leads to additional space and power requirements, as well as points of failure.

Full Story at http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/touchscreen-panel-pc-withstands-oil-and-gas-industry-environments-20044228

A World's first $9 Computer called CHIP That Can Almost Do It All

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Need a computer about the size of a credit card, look no further. The CHIP is a $9 single-board computer that operates in Linux and can do just about anything you want it to… include playing Quake. This single board computer comprises of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well as optional ports for VGA and HDMI monitors. On board you’ll discover a 1GHz processor, 512 RAM, and 4GB of storage. You can set up a light version of Debian and you can even plug it into something called the PocketCHIP that improves a touchscreen and keyboard to the mix in a package about as big as the original Game Boy.

C.H.I.P. is a computer. It’s small and handy to use. C.H.I.P. do what can computer does like work in LibreOffice and save your documents to C.H.I.P.’s onboard storage. Browse the web and check your email over Wifi. Play games with a bluetooth controller. With dozens of applications and tools preinstalled, C.H.I.P. is ready to do computer things the moment you power it on. The CHIP has already propelled past its $50,000 goal and is now at about $200,000. They expect to ship in one year and they’re a Haxlr8r company so they have some solid manufacturing support.

Details at http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/08/the-chip-is-a-9-computer-that-can-almost-do-it-all/

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Transparent Windows that performs like LCD Screen

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The secret longing of city daydreamers watching out their office windows at the sad brick walls of the building opposite them may soon be answered thanks to transparent light shutters developed by a group of researchers at Pusan National University in South Korea.

A novel liquid crystal technology allows displays to flip between transparent and opaque states -- hypothetically letting you shift your view in less than a millisecond from urban decay to the Chesapeake Bay.

Their work appears this week in the journal AIP Advances. The idea of transparent displays has been around for a few years, but actually generating them from conventional organic light-emitting diodes has been proven difficult. “The transparent part is constantly open to the background,” said professor Yoon Tae-Hoon, the group's primary investigator. “As a result, they exhibit poor visibility.” Light shutters, which use liquid crystals that can be interchanged between transparent and opaque states by scattering or absorbing the incident light, are one proposed solution to these obstacles, but they come with their own set of problems. While they do increase the visibility of the displays, light shutters based on scattering can't provide black color and light shutters based on absorption can't completely block the background. They aren't particularly energy-efficient either, requiring a continuous flow of power in order to maintain their transparent ‘window’ state when not in use…..

Detailed information at http://www.asianscientist.com/2015/05/in-the-lab/clear-windows-double-lcd-screens/

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Cybernet Industrial and Rugged Computing Takes on a New Significance

Cybernet’s industrial computer products has been intended keeping in view the detail that computers acting on industrial-grade processing that are often exposed to maximum and high levels of temperature, shock, pressure, vibration and humidity. The durability characteristics to Cybernet’s industrial computers – the IPC-R1, IPC-R2 and IPC-R3 – are the result of two vital design involvements: the strength of the product’s housing and the sturdiness of the essential electronic subsystems. To endure in the challenging operational conditions, this industrial computers are equipped with external housing made of materials having great tensile-strength ratings. The units are also built to conform to Ingress Protection pattern specifications for dust-proofing and protection against unintended spills.

The electronics under the hood is stimulated with military grade, high-performance components for better dependability and overall superior product longevity. Customized built capacitors on board the Cybernet’s industrial computer provides high energy storage and voltage hold-up, vital for continuous operation of the units. Cybernet’s industrial computers do not make use of conventional ribbon wiring. Instead, purpose-built ruggedized connects are engaged for inter-modular connectivity. This allows Cybernet’s industrial computers to bear the effect of harsh operational environments on process control and data-reliability.


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For Industrial Computers, ARM or x86?

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ARM processors means low power consumption which are making progress into the single-board industrial computer market, even as Intel, AMD and Via make lower power x86 chips. Cost, performance, and virtualization are other parameters moving implementation. The GE Intelligent Platforms (formerly Radstone) creates both Intel and ARM-based single board computers (SBCs), and is market them into vision-based object ID tracking where heavy number-crunching is done on Nvidia Kepler graphics cores. 

“You can have a distinct Nvidia GPU with 384 Kepler cores and an Intel Core i7 for 100W, and you can get an Nvidia Tegra K1 with quad ARM Cortex-A15s and 192 Kepler GPU cores for 10W: reduced performance but more Gflop/W, so superior for mobile,” GE product manager Simon Collins told Electronics Weekly. “For a lot of customers, they can’t tell the difference between Intel or ARM solutions as they are [GPU] source code compatible, so ARM is a careful choice because it allows low power.”

 Detailed information at http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/embedded-systems/arm-x86-industrial-computers-2015-02/