Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

A rugged tablet with two cameras and an RFID reader

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Arbor Technology announced the unveiling of a new tablet PC that offers dual cameras, an RFID reader, and the ability to survive a four-foot plummet to the earth’s surface.

Arbor’s Gladius G0710S comes with a 1.1 GHz Intel Atom processor and 4 GB of flash storage, and an RFID reader that meets ISO 15693/14443A/14443B compliance.

The 1024 x 600 touch screen display is sunlight readable and information can be transmitted using the tablets integrated gigabit Ethernet or 802.11b/g/n wireless networking connections. The G0710S also adds a SIM slot and is available with a GSM data modem.


Sealed against liquids and dust to the IP54 standard, the tablet is capable of withstanding shocks of up to 10G and tablet’s 2600 mAh battery pack will support the device for mobile operations up to four hours.

An external keyboard can be connected via USB or Bluetooth and the front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera can be used for videoconferencing, while the outward-facing 2.0 megapixel camera can be used for capturing images. [end] 

GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications.

The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the external reader, thus acting independently without connection to a network or PC.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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Sony has announced that its Tablet S and Tablet P mobile devices will soon support the newest Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating system, according to TG Daily.

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Raptor Identification Systems unveiled two new mobile biometric devices. The two new solutions, called RaptorONE-TM and RaptorPAD-TM, both run on the Android Mobile Operating System with one being powered by a smart phone and the other a tablet.

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Seventeen surveillance cameras have been installed at a dorm at Ohio University with plans to equip the rest of the school’s dorms in the future. However, that could take 10 to 15 years, said one school official.

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Juniper Systems has completed testing and validation on its Mesa Rugged Notepad to be in full integration with the Apriva Authentication Suite, reports Communications Technology.

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