Inkjet vs Thermal Printing for Full Page eCitations

Which type of printer works best for vehicle-based Law Enforcement purposes? Let me begin my answer with a story. A few years ago, on a hot and muggy summer day, a driver rear-ended my wife’s car. Luckily, no one was injured. The Deputy Sheriff gave my wife a copy of the accident report that he…

A Quick Look at the Panasonic 5-inch Handheld Toughpad

Panasonic has been in the rugged computer business for a long time. They started with the Toughbook CF-25 laptop in 1996 which has evolved into the current CF-31. During that time, they also added rugged convertible laptop/tablets (CF-19), semi-rugged laptops (CF-54) and in 2011, the Toughpad. The original Toughpad, released in the wake of Apple’s…

The Scanner Graveyard

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, we’ve been running a trade-in promotion since April for Law Enforcement Officers to trade in their old driver’s license readers for $49.10 off of the 4910LR. This trade-in event has been so popular that we’ve extended our promotion through the end of June – and the old scanners…

Big Data To The Rescue!

What is Big Data and how is it used?  We get this question a lot.  We defi ne big data as huge amounts of data collected through the public sector.  It’s all the data compiled from police departments, the DMV, the DOT, our courthouses, etc.  There are others, like retailers, who also collect data that…

Do Consumer Devices Make the Grade in Law Enforcement?

In previous blogs we talked about the transition from a manual ticket-writing process to an automated (e-citation) process and the huge time and money savings that occurs when this task is automated.  We also touched briefly on the devices in the patrol car that are used to collect data.  I think it’s worth spending a…

A Stitch in Time Saves Lives

Have you ever thought about the amount of time and paper we’ve saved with the electronic age?  I remember the days of the fax machine when I had to go through so many steps to get information to someone.  Type it up, print it out, fax it over.  Then came email … attaching files to…

Bringing Mobile to the Point of Sale

We’re always looking for ways to do things faster, but efficiency is a key player in the process.  With the busiest shopping days of the year heading this way, retailers want to make sure it’s smooth sailing for consumers.  For many, that means integrating a mobile device for POS. Luckily, with tighter budgets and fewer…

True Heroes, Part II: QR Codes to the Rescue!

Hooray for Mercedes-Benz – or more specifically, Benz manufacturer Daimler, the first car maker to implement the use of QR codes on vehicles to provide emergency workers with quick access to vehicle information at accident scenes. Even if you don’t know what a QR code is, I’m sure you’ve seen them around. QR codes are…