My friend the chemistry teacher texted me the other day to share what he considered groundbreaking news: A leading producer of consumer-grade computer components had just introduced a Mini-ITX motherboard specifically designed to meet his grandest video-gamer ambitions. That was indeed big news for the video-gamer community and, while I was genuinely pleased that this…
It wasn’t long ago that I disdained YouTube as the place people went to catch up on the latest in amateur videos featuring cat antics, bad rap and, well, worse. Shows what little I know. Now, I count online videos among my go-to sources for information on the latest in tech. L-Tron even has a…
I spent way too much of last weekend cleaning unmentionable crud out of my Smartphone. No, I didn’t drop it in the toilet. In that case, I’d know whom to blame – me – and the lesson would have been clear: Don’t take your Smartphone into the bathroom! Instead, hidden away in its internal storage,…
I’d been a loyal user of Microsoft Office (Word specifically) for years, but somewhere between one iteration and another I hit the “why-can’t-they-leave-good-enough-alone?” wall. I ended up switching to the OpenOffice counterpart, which has since remained the closest thing I could find to that previous, good-enough version of Word. That is, until the announcement of OpenOffice…
Among the new products announced by Advantech in recent weeks is its FPM-7211W flat-panel monitor, a 21-inch widescreen multi-touch display that features a 16:9 aspect ratio and full 1920×1080 HD resolution. Advantech describes the front profile of the FPM-7211W as “truly-flat,” meaning that the transition from the integrated bezel is pleasantly seamless. I have an…
Although I reported earlier in these blogs on Advantech’s new EKI-3000 series of Smart Industrial Ethernet Switches, I see in hindsight that I shared much too little. Sure, I highlighted some key specifications and features of the EKI-3728, but still failed to address some basic questions. Why do we need “Smart Industrial Ethernet Switches”? Because…
24/7 manufacturing applications pose special challenges for the printing of mission-critical labels. These environments require flawless, on-demand print execution to ensure the continuous flow of production lines, and it is in these extreme, high-volume environments that Zebra’s Xi4 printers excel. When it comes to extreme, 24/7 applications, I can think of none more challenging than…
ometimes projects come along that cause us to rethink everything. For me, this happened most recently when asked to consult on a model automation system for astronomical observatories. Once I’d gotten over the novelty of that peculiar application and learned more of its details, I realized it had more in common with our more typical…
Although the fit-anywhere Mini-ITX motherboard design was originated more than a decade ago, it was only recently that implementation of its 170-mm by 170-mm form factor has hit full consumer-application stride. Even hardcore gamers are now discovering its potential. But the same factors that now make Mini-ITX boards so popular for driving home-theater systems –…
We know Zebra Technologies best as the industry leader in barcode-printing and RFID technology, as its identification and tracking solutions have been deployed in a surprising range of applications. Still, some applications are just more exciting than others, especially when they impact enterprises about which we’re as rabidly fanatical as football, basketball, baseball, soccer and…
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