Datamax-O’Neil has just released a new version of NETira Label Designer. This software tool is one of several offered in the recently released NETira Software Suite. The new release of NETira Label Designer now supports 2-D bar codes and enhanced support for the I-Class Mark II and E-Class Pro/Pro Plus printers. NETira Label Designer offers users the ability to design custom labels from an intuitive easy-to-use label creation program that is included with every Datamax-O’Neil stationary printer. Users can print industry barcode labels that can include text, graphics, images and logos.

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Epson, a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions, announced that its popular Mobilink P60 thermal printers are now available with Bluetooth connectivity for the iOS mobile operating system. Available in both receipt and label versions, the new Mobilink devices allow retail and hospitality customers to take advantage of wireless printing from all handheld iDevice peripherals, including Apple’s iPad, iPod touch and iPhone, connecting via the Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless networking standard. Bluetooth’s open standard wireless communications protocol creates a stable, reliable connection and is a cost effective option for short-range transactions of up to 30 feet. Epson’s new Mobilink products meet the skyrocketing customer demand for highly reliable, Bluetooth-based mobile printing from iDevices throughout retail stores and hospitality environments.

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Star Micronics is proud to bring you the SM-S220i portable Bluetooth printer. The SM-S220i is an industry first, with the ability to connect using Bluetooth to not only devices running operating systems such as Windows and Android, but to devices running iOS, such as the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The SMS220i’s agile features make it the perfect solution for mobile point of sale and payment applications.

Thanks to MFi certification from Apple, the SM-S220i is able to pair with iOS devices unlike common Bluetooth printers which only support the iOS incompatible SPP Bluetooth protocol. You may have seen other MFi certified Bluetooth printers on the market, but Star’s SM-S220i is the first to support both iOS and the SPP protocol meaning one printer will work with all devices. Customers will no longer need to purchase separate models, one for iOS and one for Android. Instead, customers can purchase a single model, the SM-S220i, and be assured that it will work with any Bluetooth enabled device.

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The Honeywell MX9 is the ideal mobile computer for on-site applications, outdoor logistics operations, and any harsh environment where reliable data collection is needed.  Historically, the MX9 was only offered with Windows CE as the operating system.  To offer an even more flexible device, Honeywell has announced the new support for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating systems on the  MX9, MX9CS and MX9HL mobile computers.

The Windows Mobile operating system provides a common, robust environment for application development across Honeywell’s portfolio of mobile computers. Designed specifically to power mobile devices that operate in critical enterprise business applications, Windows Mobile offers an ideal solution for warehousing, supply chain and transportation application environments.

Honeywell will continue to support Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 on the MX9 mobile computing platforms.

For any questions on the new Windows Mobile 6.5 MX9 devices, contact us at Barcodes Inc.

Trade In and Trade Up

Take advantage of the Intermec Trade In Program by trading in a competitive or Intermec pre-owned thermal printer and purchasing a qualifying new Intermec printer to earn up to $525 back.

Now’s the time to upgrade your legacy industrial, mobile or desktop printers to one of the industry’s most complete lineup of rugged, reliable and versatile printing solutions.

The Intermec Trade In Program offers compelling rebates on Intermec’s most popular printing products and is available until 12/31/2013.

Visit Intermec.tradeups.com for complete details

New business model saves money, increases flexibility for users and resellers

TEKLYNX, a worldwide leader in the barcode and labeling software industry, has launched a new subscription licensing program applicable with all its products. This change highlights TEKLYNX as the only barcode label design company to offer this option to clients and resellers.

The new subscription licensing option benefits a variety of end users, whose label design needs often range from stand-alone applications to complex programs. Lower upfront costs, maintenance agreements included, and optional upgrades are all staples of this new program geared to directly impact the end user’s bottom line. There’s no need to purchase an additional Software Maintenance Agreement, and resellers are saved the hassle of dealing with the potentially complex process of SMA renewals. In turn, long term relationships between businesses and clients grow, and customers get the best possible buying experience.

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Datamax-O’Neil printers are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion is the fastest growing battery chemistry type in the world. In less than two decades, it has progressed from the research and development domain to more widespread use, to the point that they are rapidly becoming the world’s most popular portable secondary battery chemistry. They’re the battery of choice in everything from cell phones and digital cameras to printers and portable PCs and tablets. Lithium-ion batteries are a family of rechargeable batteries in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode when discharging, and in the opposite direction when charging. They have been referred to as “rocking chair batteries” because of the back-and-forth ionic action during charge and discharge.

Chemistry, performance, cost, and safety characteristics vary across lithium-ion battery types. Unlike disposable lithium primary batteries, lithium-ion electrochemical cells use an intercalated lithium compound as the electrode material instead of metallic lithium. The positive electrode material is typically a metal oxide with a layered structure, such as lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2), or a material with a tunneled structure, such as lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4), on a current collector of aluminum foil. The negative electrode material is typically a graphitic carbon (also a layered material) on a copper current collector. In the charge/discharge process, lithium ions are inserted or extracted from interstitial space between atomic layers within the active materials.

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After many years of exceptional success and results, Datalogic is now announcing the worldwide obsolescence of the former Skorpio mobile computer product line, due to electronic component availability. This will apply to all special versions of the Skorpio mobile computer as well.

Product Replacement Recommendation

The new Skorpio X3 rugged mobile computer by Datalogic represents innovation. From its 3.2 inch color touch screen to its inclined scan engine, the latest advances in technology and engineering are found in this compact and ergonomic solution for data collection needs.

The Skorpio X3 mobile computer was designed with retail environments in mind, both on the show room floor and in the back office. It offers the largest high-visibility color graphic display (3.2 inch) with touch screen in its class. This, combined with its specially crafted ergonomic casing, increases the viewing area in an extremely compact form factor, while its trendy design, compact size and light weight provide excellent balance and superior handling. The Skorpio X3 also resists shocks, tumbles and multiple drops from 1.5 m / 5.0 ft, guaranteeing reliable performance with every scan.

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Datamax-O’Neil, which is the only thermal portable receipt printer manufacturer to stand behind its claims of ruggedness and durability by offering a full 2-year warranty on its microFlash and PrintPAD series printers, is now extending the 2-year warranty to the printheads as well. This warranty is four times longer than competing printers. The table below provides the warranty comparisons:

Datamax-O’Neil will extend the original printhead warranty on new microFlash and PrintPAD printers from 1 year to 2 years effective December 1st, 2012 through December 31st, 2013.

Putting powerful computing tools into the hands of your field workers is one the most effective tools to empower greater efficiency in their daily tasks. While smartphones and tablets may be common place in the consumer and retail realm, these devices were never made to handle the rigors of daily field use.  This is where rugged mobile devices, like Honeywell’s Marathon Field Computer, are designed with outdoor AIDC applications in mind.

In this video, Honeywell Product Manager Keith Bernhardt explains how customers can take the Marathon Field Computer — with its rugged design, ergonomic tablet form factor, and full keyboard — “up-the-pole, down-the-hole” into the most demanding outdoor data capture environments

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