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Explorers spent two months surveying unreached parts of Chilean Patagonia with the Nautiz X8. This new video gives a stunning glimpse into the remote environments the scientists explored and the important work they completed.

When it comes to tests of rugged computers, many only want to see how much abuse a device can take. But RuggedPCReview rather takes devices apart to look for faults that could indicate on a non-rugged device.

A Franco-Chilean team of cave divers used the rugged computer Handheld Nautiz X8 for marine cave surveying, gathering data to classify the inaccessible northern half of Madre de Dios for UNESCO World Heritage.

This Spring, Jerker Hellstrom, CEO of rugged computer manufacturer Handheld, went on a world tour visiting several resellers and customers within loads of market verticals.

The Swedish exhibition called Underhåll aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the way proper maintenance can help to boost profitability in all kinds of industries and branches. Here's our coverage of the event.

The increasing use of barcode scanners is constantly making the barcode scanner market bigger and bigger. Through 2027 it's said to expand at 7.6% CAGR.

Designed for the automotive and industrial control industries, a new CAN bus expansion module facilitates efficient communication between a rugged tablet computer and devices that operate over a CAN interface, such as sensors, controllers, and actuators.

A brand new rugged Android PDA that just hit the market is the Handheld Nautiz X9. The device can be used as a mobile computer, data collector or field controller and offers a wide range of features.

Ruggedness specs should include, as a minimum, what kind of fall a device can survive while it's on, what temperature range it can reliably operate in, how well protected it is against dust and liquids, how much vibration it can handle.

Increasing repair costs of damaged smartphones around the globe should per logic mean that people got more educated about understanding TCO, (Total Cost of Ownership). Unfortunately, that isn't the case at all.