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KoamTac KDC350: IP65-rated Bluetooth Barcode Scanner For Smartphones and Tablets
KoamTac announced the release of the KDC350, which features added durability and keypad convenience, the newest in the company’s line of innovative, programmable Bluetooth barcode scanners and card readers that are changing the way the world collects and stores information.
The KDC350 has an IP65-rated design that allows users to collect information in dusty and wet environments. The compact keypad adds convenience to data entry enhancements. NFC (Near Field Communication) and GPS options further enhance the traditional data collection applications.
The KDC350 also comes with an anti-microbial case, ideal for environments such as healthcare, as well as a switch to put it in vibrate mode, ideal for noisy environments.
New Handheld Imaging Scanners From Microscan
Put the power of Microscan’s imaging scanners in your data collection environment!
The HS-21 and HS-41X handheld imagers strike a balance between power and cost-efficiency for 1D/2D symbol reading. Equipped with aggressive X-Mode decode algorithms, the HS-41X is best in its class for reading challenging codes marked directly on surfaces from sheet metals to castings to PCBs. Disinfectant-ready, dust and water resistant, and able to withstand multiple drops from 6 ft (1.83 m), the HS-21 and HS-41X provide reliable data tracking from clean rooms to industrial settings.
- Optimal price/performance
- Compact, ergonomic design
- Chemical resistant materials
- IP54 sealing
- Light/vibration indicators
- Dual field optics
- Low power draw
For more help on how the HS-21 and HS-41x can improve your scanning application, contact us at Barcodes Inc.
Newcastle Systems’ New PowerPack Series
Newcastle Systems‘ latest product offering – the new PowerPack Series Portable Power System provides clean, seamless AC power for as long as 12+ hours at a time. This sturdy, compact unit is ideal for powering computers, printers, scales, testers and any other electronic equipment. At the end of your customer’s shift or use, they simply plug the unit into a standard wall outlet to recharge.
The PowerPack Series Portable Power Systems is ideal for:
- Customers who want to implement mobile power on an existing non-powered cart or workstation
- Customers who want to power equipment off-site such as parking lots, sidewalk events, remote displays and more
Customers who have areas in their workplace where power is not available – far corners of the warehouse, loading docks, remote storage areas, etc.
For help finding the best portable power solution for your business, contact us at BarcodesInc
QuikQ Installs More Than 1,000 UHF RFID Systems At Fueling Stations
QuikQ has announced that it has installed more than 1,000 of its SmartQ systems at truck stops and travel centers throughout the United States. The SmartQ cardless fueling system leverages EPC Gen 2 passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags (employing Impinj Monza 4 RFID chips) that can be affixed to trucks or trailers so that the vehicles can be identified while pulling into fuel lanes at truck stops. Once a vehicle is identified via an Impinj reader wired to as many as to four antennas mounted above the lanes, the system can automatically identify that truck, after which its driver can begin fueling without having to swipe a card or enter data on the pump’s keypad.
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has implemented the system at more than 200 of its fuel stations to date. TravelCenters of America (which operates 165 sites) has also installed the solution, QuickQ adds, and is nearly finished with that deployment. In addition, QuikQ reports, many independent truck stops and travel centers are utilizing its SmartQ system. Acknowledging QuikQ’s growth, Impinj named the company its North American VAR Partner of the Year.
Keep Lanes Moving With Motorola’s MP6000
Motorola is bringing retail checkout scanning into the mobile age with its MP6000 multi-plane scanner/scale, an imaging-based bioptic solution developed to help customers quickly checkout at retail stores.
The MP6000 can scan traditional paper-based bar codes as well as mobile coupons and bar codes delivered on the screen of a mobile device. It offers a flexible design that can grow with a retailer’s needs and will include modules such as scale to weigh produce and expansion ports for connection to handheld scanners and electronic article surveillance (EAS) devices while providing expandability for future requirements like RFID.
To help move customers quickly through the checkout process and eliminate the challenge of trying to align the bar code, the MP6000 will provide full six-sided coverage with 100 percent imaging technology designed to offer excellent performance and better read rates than laser or hybrid bioptic scanners on damaged, poorly printed and overwrapped bar codes.
Pioneer POS Is Now ISO 9001:2008 Certified
Pioneer POS has annouced that they are now officially ISO 9001:2008 certified by finishing the certification 2 months ahead of schedule. The ISO 9001:2008 audit was performed by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited Registrar. The ANAB is a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), and multilateral recognition arrangements for quality management systems and environmental management systems. This certification helps Pioneer POS to continue to deliver top performance in the retail, hospitality, kiosk, and healthcare industries. The ISO 9001:2008 certification shows the quality of Pioneer POS hardware products and their ever expanding international reputation for excellence and dependability in the POS industry.
Finding The Right Mobile Computer
With all of the options available on mobile computers today it can be a real challenge choosing the right one for your application. Concerns like ruggedness, wireless communications, operating system, and scanner type are key to ensuring the unit you choose will perform well for you.
Luckily, we have a great buying guide to help make the process easier – Mobile Computer Buying Guide. This guide will cover the essentials so you can have a clear picture of the type of device and the features you need. Once you know what you need from the device choosing a suitable model is easy!
As with any product, if you have any questions or need any help feel free to contact us.
Exact Color Matching With the CognitiveTPG Advantage LX and Barcodes.
Buying paint used to the first difficult step in painting a new room or home. Even after you’ve decided on the color to buy, inevitably you need to buy more paint to match that color.
One major US Hardware Chain makes it easy to buy cans of paint with exact color match using the CognitiveTPG Advantage LX printer and barcode labels. With every can of paint mixed, an Ethernet-enabled Advantage LX prints a barcode label containing the pigment mixture used for that paint color. To match a previous color, a customer brings the paint can lid back to the store. The paint department scans the barcode label on the lid, and the terminal displays the paint mixture for the perfect color match.
Manage All Your Mobile Devices With Honeywell’s Remote Mastermind
Managing all your mobile devices can be a challenge when they are constantly in use out in the field. Luckily, Honeywell has their Remote Mastermind device management tool. This simple tool allows you to track and manage all your Honeywell as well as iOS and Android mobile devices.
This video is a great primer into the features and use of Renote Mastermind.
5 Ways To Improve Security In Your Point-of-Sale System
Many business owners think that meeting the basic requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) protocols will keep their point-of-sale systems from being hacked. But here’s the truth: hacking into retailer POS systems is a recurring problem worldwide, even for retailers who meet PCI DSS standards.
In just the last couple of years, several high-profile cases have received media coverage:
- In late 2011, a scheme was discovered that involved hackers from Romania stealing credit card data from hundreds of POS systems, including those from 150 Subway franchises. More than 146,000 cards were compromised, and losses have been estimated at up to $10 million.
- In September 2012, hackers got into POS systems in 63 Barnes & Noble stores in nine states. The company removed POS card readers from all its stores while the incident was investigated.
- In December 2012, an Israeli security firm found a strain of malware infecting hundreds of POS systems in 40 countries. By injecting malware into a system’s iexplore.exe file on Windows servers, the malware hijacked data that could be used for cloning credit cards.
Countless other cases of POS “hacking” come from insiders: your employees. Keeping on top of POS security is essential for every business. Here are 5 ways to improve your POS security.
