And This Is Why We Need Rugged PCs
Cheyenne’s record attempt is nearing a successful end, but this quote from one of the crew shows us why it is important to have the right equipment. “For now the rain pours down, and...
Category: PC & peripheral
Hardened Laptops
Although there has been a lot of writing around Panasonics’ Toughbook, there is another big player, Itronix, when it comes to deploying ‘ruggedized’ notebooks in the difficult military environment. It is also preferred choice...
Mainstream Rugged Notebooks And Tablet PCs
It’s not because the are the best or the first, but the news that HP has introduced a rugged notebook (nr3600) and a rugged Tablet PC (tr3000) shows that these types of computers are...
YachtMama’s YachtSpot
The concept of marinas offering Wi-Fi internet access will by now be clear to most. Fortunately, more and more service providers are popping up, all over the world. YachtMama’s YachtSpot is the latest, so...
Bluetooth GPS Receivers
Since I was discussing Bluetooth-enabled devices already, here is a round-up of different Bluetooth GPS receivers currently available. Although the review is focused on the use of these devices together with PDA’s with streetmap...
Cellphone centric navigation
I’ve talked about the potential of radar and navigation capabilities on cellphones before, but in Japan it is already happening. Although currently meant for navigation in a city environment, it’s a perfect example of...
C-Map launches C-Marina.com
I’ve been waiting for something like this, and I know I’m not the only one. To have easy access to a database with up-to-date and detailed marina information is a great step forward, especially...
Cabin Entertainment
The BBC is running a story on the advances of in-car entertainment. It’s not difficult to see how all of this can be applied to yachts as well. Especially the smaller, multi-cabin, boats will...
23.1″ LCD Marine Monitor…
Came across a company, Kent Modular Electronics, supplying marinised multipurpose LCD displays. They have a new 23.1” model. Great for displaying instrument data, but even better for watching “A Perfect Storm” in the cockpit...
Stealth versus CAPAX: And The Winner Is…
Earlier this week I posted about two high-end marinized PCs that recently got on the market. Stealth’s LPC-401X and Capax’s IPC-2402-MARINE-P4. Since I had no experience with either one of them, I let the...
