eo a7400 Tablet PC Speeds up the Drive-Thru Line at Wienerschnitzel

In the Southern California car culture, drive-thru ordering at fast food restaurants is a way of life.  1)  It’s usually sunny.  2)  With our traffic, we literally live in our cars.  3)  Certain fast food chains are an integral part of our beach culture.  Not to boast, but the day that this picture was taken, it was a sunny 80 degrees in March!
Wienerschnitzel is one of those restaurants that dot the Southern California landscape, and in order to maximize the high-volume of their drive-thru business, they are now using the eo a7400 7” Tablet PC running Windows embedded POS Ready and Micros POS software at several locations.
After the first day in the field, a store manager reported the following:

“Today we started using the tablet at 11:45am. It was very effective in getting orders into kitchen quicker then before.

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So much that I jumped in kitchen to help push out orders. Mike, the Managers, was outside taking orders and collecting payments and running them in.”
 

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Now, would you like chili cheese fries with your  chili dog?  Make sure you get plenty of napkins to protect your car!

IntelliQuilter Manufacturer Uses Tablet PCs as Embedded Controllers in CNC Quilting Machines to Improve Accessibility and Usability

New TabletKiosk Case Study published which describes TabletKiosk’s partnership with IntelliQuilter to provide them with Tablet PCs used as CNC Controllers.

In 2005, TabletKiosk established a long term strategic partnership with IntelliQuilter, a  computerized quilting system which assists professional quilters automate and gain better control of their long-arm or mid-arm industrial sewing machines. The IntelliQuilter is sold as an after-market add-on for all of the major brands of industrial quilting machines including APQS, A-1, Gammil, Nolting and Innova.

The 12.1” Sahara Slate PC All-In-One Tablet PC is used as the private label, embedded controller for the IntelliQuilter to accomplish the following goals put forth by IntelliQuilter company owner and developer, Zoltan Kasa:

1. Efficiently run his software application on a custom configured Linux O/S

2. Possess a form factor that is lightweight, portable, and provide for the ability to easily mount and dismount from the sewing machine
3. Run on an x86 compatible microprocessor which is powerful enough to execute complex real-time graphic operations and control the sewing machines’ two actuator motors simultaneously
4. Possess a responsive LCD touch screen at least 12” or larger

Click here to download the full case study of the history between TabletKiosk and IntelliQuilter and how this B2B relationship as grown over the years.

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TabletKiosk and SMI Collaborate to Produce the Sahara EyeSlate™ the First Tablet PC with Market Ready Eye Tracking Integration

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TORRANCE, CA, June 25, 2013 —

TabletKiosk®, a leading manufacturer of enterprise-grade Tablet PCs and accessories for business, today announces a new collaboration with SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI), a leader in eye tracking, eye control, guidance and registration technology, to cooperatively develop the Sahara EyeSlate™, the first Tablet PC with market ready eye tracking integration.

TabletKiosk and SMI plan to market the Sahara EyeSlate™ both as an augmentative/alternative communication device (AAC) and also as a powerful Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC that can be controlled via eye gaze, touch, voice or handwriting recognition in lieu of a physical keyboard and mouse.

The Sahara EyeSlate™ adds eye tracking functionality to TabletKiosk’s signature line of Tablet PCs, the Sahara Slate PC i500 without requiring oversized and expensive add-on modules or awkward brackets as with most traditional augmentative computing devices.

In-use demonstration of the Sahara EyeSlate Tablet PC with Eye Tracking software from SMI

“We are excited to partner with SMI to announce the Sahara EyeSlate™ Tablet PC with eye tracking technology,” said Martin Smekal, President and CEO of TabletKiosk. “As a specialty hardware manufacturer, TabletKiosk strives to align itself with cutting edge technology partners like SMI to jointly create customized and purpose-based hardware computing solutions.”

When TabletKiosk originally launched in 2003, it was one of the first Tablet PC manufacturers to incorporate touch screen technology into its entire line of computing solutions. Now, ten years later, TabletKiosk is once again transforming the Tablet PC platform by incorporating SMI’s gaze tracking technology. Included with the system will be SMI’s powerful Eye Tracking Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) so that developers can integrate the Sahara EyeSlate™ Tablet PC’s eye tracking functionality with their existing software solutions.

Christian Villwock, Director of SMI´s OEM Solutions Business: “The use of eye tracking technology is gaining momentum in many application fields ranging from AAC, gaming and medical screening to gaze interaction in other industry and prosumer applications. We are proud to work with TabletKiosk and are convinced that this new all-in-one tablet PC provides tremendous customer value in many of these fields.”

About TabletKiosk®

TabletKiosk is an early innovator of business Tablet PC solutions for the enterprise and was one of the first to offer touch screen enabled Windows tablets. The company regularly integrates modern technology with key legacy components to create forward thinking mobile systems, while still providing backwards compatibility and long product life cycles.

As a manufacturer and distributer of proven mobile computing solutions since 2003, the company’s line of Tablet PCs, including the Sahara Slate PC, has been widely used in Healthcare, Hospitality, Government and Manufacturing both as TabletKiosk branded and OEM/Private Label deployments. For more information about TabletKiosk, visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

About SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI)

SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI) is a world leader in dedicated computer vision applications, developing and marketing eye & gaze tracking systems and OEM solutions for a wide range of applications such as marketing, human-computer-interfaces, ophthalmology, neurology, psychology, ergonomics and usability. SMI serves customers around the globe from offices in Teltow, near Berlin, Germany and Boston, USA, backed by a network of trusted local partners in many countries. For more information visit www.smivision.com.

Contact: SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH, Stefanie Gehrke, stefanie.gehrke@smi.de

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TabletKiosk® Upgrades Sahara Slate PC® i500 line of Enterprise Tablets with New Intel® Processors and Expanded Functionality

Newest Tablet PCs Feature Enhanced Graphics Performance, Greatly Improved Battery Life, Integrated Front and Rear Facing Cameras, and True RS-232 Serial Connectivity.

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Torrance, CA, June 19, 2013 — TabletKiosk, a leading provider of slate-style Tablet PCs and customized mobility solutions for the enterprise, today announced two new additions to its flagship line of 12.1” Tablet PCs. The Sahara Slate PC i575 and Sahara Slate PC i535 are premium, enterprise-grade Tablet PCs powered by 3^rd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors and offer enhanced performance and security features, greatly improved battery life and expanded connectivity.

The new Sahara Slate PC i575 and i535 Tablet PCs offer many upgraded features over the existing models that make them even more valuable for business use, including:

· Improved performance, greatly enhanced battery life, and hardware embedded security features with 3^rd generation Intel Core vPro™ processors

· User upgradable to 16GB of RAM and 1.0TB HDD or 480GB SSD

· Built-in front and rear facing cameras

· 2x USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.2 and Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)

· WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) Dual Mode

· A true—not USB emulated—RS-232 Serial Port for interoperability with legacy industrial devices

“I am very excited about the release of these new Sahara Slate PC Tablet PCs and the incredible value they offer our enterprise customers,” said Martin Smekal, President and CEO of TabletKiosk. “In addition to improved battery life and security features, the new Sahara Slate PCs feature a true RS-232 serial interface to control and communicate with legacy equipment used in various industries including Diagnostic Automotive Testing, HVAC system control, Advanced A/V systems and CNC manufacturing.”

To extend the backward and forward compatibility between product generations, all of the same interchangeable accessories created for the original Sahara Slate PC i500 models can be used with the new Sahara Slate PC i575 and i535. Additionally to ensure operating system continuity for large scale deployments, the two new models will run Windows® 7 Professional, Windows® 8 Pro or Linux.

“Because the new Sahara Slate PC i500 tablets are based on 3^rd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors, customers can be confident that they will have the compatibility, performance and security features needed in the most demanding commercial environments,” said Jason Kennedy, Intel Business Client Marketing Director. “In addition, these tablets offer the durability, functionality, and flexibility needed for computing on the go, anywhere at any time.”

Availability

Sahara Slate PC i575 and i535 Tablet PCs will begin shipping at the end of June. For additional details, pricing, or to place an order please visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

About TabletKiosk

TabletKiosk is an early innovator of business Tablet PC solutions for the enterprise and was one of the first to offer touch screen enabled Windows tablets. The company regularly integrates modern technology with key legacy components to create forward thinking mobile systems, while still providing backwards compatibility and long product life cycles.

As a manufacturer and distributer of proven mobile computing solutions since 2003, the company’s line of Tablet PCs, including the Sahara Slate PC, has been widely used in Healthcare, Hospitality, Government and Manufacturing both as TabletKiosk branded and OEM / private label deployments. For more information about TabletKiosk, visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

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As Seen Today on Venturebeat. Doesn’t this Tablet PC Look Familiar?

http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/04/softkinetic-to-provide-gesture-tracking-3d-camera-to-intel/More information to come shortly regarding the strategic partnership between SoftKinetic and TabletKiosk.

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• SoftKinetic to provide gesture-tracking 3D camera to Intel

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SoftKinetic has teamed up with Intel to enable “perceptual computing,” or using more senses to interact with computers. To that end, it is providing a 3D gesture-recognition camera for Intel to integrate into its collection of perceptual computing technologies by the end of next year.

Belgium-based SoftKinetic is building what it calls the world’s smallest 3D camera that recognizes gestures. It is based on time-of-flight technology, where it maps a room in three dimensions by sending out signals into the space and measuring how long it takes them to bounce back. SoftKinetic showed the tiny camera off in an ultrabook computer at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The depth cameras are expected to debut in the second half of 2014.

Intel will license technology from SofKinetic, including the Iisu middleware for close-range gesture tracking. Intel will include the SoftKinectic technology in the Perceptual Computing Software Development Kit, which will make it easy for computer makers to integrate perceptual computing into their PCs, notebooks, desktops and other devices.

The depth technology in the SDK works with the Creative Interactive Gesture Camera that uses the SoftKinetic DepthSense 3D time-of-flight technology. The kit enables gesture recognition, voice recognition, and face tracking as close as six inches from the screen.

“We are excited to contribute our technology to the Intel Perceptual Computing Program not only toward the developer community but also to manufacturers of Intel platforms,” said Michel Tombroff, CEO of SoftKinetic. “This expanded collaboration with Intel will accelerate the adoption and proliferation of intuitive, engaging and personalized experience to the consumers.”

SoftKinetic has been working on hardware and software related to gesture recognition for eight years. The company also announced that it has integrated its 3D camera into a tablet.

Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/04/softkinetic-to-provide-gesture-tracking-3d-camera-to-intel/#E2ECqZAuWJSPG52a.99

Sahara Slate PC Seen on TV

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Our warehouse manager, Grant B, is a huge car buff and this week he discovered this great product coverage of the Sahara Slate PC on the TV show, Fifth Gear!!  

Fifth Gear TV Show. Sahara Slate PC from TabletKiosk is shown at the 4.53 and 8.38 marks

(Our footage is shown at the 4.53 and 8.38 marks) 

How cool is it that he unexpectedly found the Sahara Slate PC really being used on TV as a diagnostic testing report for automotive crash tests.  It’s especially exciting because our machines are really being used as diagnostic equipment and are not showing fabricated screenshots (which were used on CSI NY). 

No paid product placement here!
This is the real deal!

Have you accidentally discovered any TabletKiosk products in your daily life?  We love unexpectedly finding our products being used “in the wild” and welcome photographs and videos of our products in use.

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day

The augmentative market has always been an important one for TabletKiosk, and so today we honor our customers who use our Tablet PCs as non-traditional, augmentative/alternative communication devices (AAC). 

Whether you participate in a public or private event to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, on May 9, we encourage designers, developers, usability professionals, and everyone else to take an hour to experience first-hand the impact of digital accessibility (or lack there of).

Go Mouseless For An Hour

Go ahead and unplug your mouse and only use your keyboard alone (tab/shift tab, arrow keys, enter and spacebar) to navigate and interact with your favorite websites and applications. If you use a touchpad, trackpad or similar input method, disable it, and use the keyboard instead.

Developers and designers, we encourage you to visit a site you were involved in creating and take it for a test-drive.

Surf The Web With A Screen Reader For An Hour

There are a number of free/open source screen readers available for Windows users. One of the more popular ones is NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA). Take a bit of time beforehand to download the software and learn some of NVDA’s documented basic keystrokes.

On May 9, unplug your mouse (blind users do not use the mouse), launch your screen reader, and spend an hour using some of your favorite sites strictly using the keyboard alone (tab/shift tab, arrow keys, enter and spacebar) and not the mouse/trackpad. Why not turn off your screen and depend strictly on the information conveyed by the screen reader.

Developers and designers, we encourage you to visit a site you were involved in creating and take it for a test-drive.

Learn About And Use Accessibility Features

The Windows 7 Operating System has a number of built-in accessibility features, Take an hour to explore what these are and try them out on the Web. In the case of the mobile devices, why not try using some of your favorite apps with different accessibility features enabled.

 

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Who wants capacitive touch?

We all do! 

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In an effort to promote the benefits of 5 finger capacitive touch, TabletKiosk is offering FREE upgrades to capacitive touch on the entire Sahara Slate PC i500 line.  So for all you fans of TabletKiosk who selected Tablet PC models with resistive touch due to the price point, you can now pay the same price as resistive and get capacitive touch!

That’s a $100 upgrade for free.

Click here for details.

Sahara NetSlate® a510 Certified by Konami Gaming, Inc. as Preferred Hardware Upon Which to Deliver SYNKROS™ Table Management

TORRANCE, CA March 5, 2013 — TabletKiosk®, a Torrance, CA based manufacturer of mobile touch screen computing solutions, announced today that Konami Gaming Inc., a leading provider of slot machines and casino management systems has selected the Sahara NetSlate a510 Tablet PC as a recommended hardware platform upon which to run the table management module of SYNKROS, its casino management system.

The Sahara NetSlate a510T is a 12” resistive touch screen Tablet PC which features high speed data transfer and connectivity via SuperSpeed USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet and dual-stream 802.11n wireless networking. The Sahara NetSlate a510T, with its integrated magnetic stripe reader module, can be easily mounted to any blackjack, poker or baccarat table, as well as the central console in the pit, to provide easy access to the casino management system .

“We are pleased that Konami Gaming, Inc. has certified the Sahara Slate PC i510 as a recommended hardware platform,” said Martin Smekal, president of TabletKiosk. “This partnership between TabletKiosk and Konami will offer casino IT professionals a proven solution to run their casino management system for years to come. The Sahara NetSlate a510 offers flexibility, robust performance, increased durability and a longer product life cycle than many comparable tablet-based solutions.”

“After testing and comparing various tablet and touch screen PCs to provide access to the SYNKROS Table Management module, we selected the Sahara NetSlate a510 as a recommended hardware solution due to its durable construction, large 12” resistive touch screen and ability to run Windows® 7 Professional,” said Michael Ratner, director of product management for systems at Konami Gaming, Inc. “Additionally, because the device offers an integrated Gigabit Ethernet port, our casino partners can easily connect to their wired or existing casino-managed wireless networks to quickly and securely transfer player data and tracking information.”

The Sahara NetSlate

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a510T and accompanying gaming peripherals are available from select TabletKiosk resellers.

About TabletKiosk®

TabletKiosk, based in Torrance, CA, offers the latest developments in Tablet PC enterprise computing. As one of the early innovators of slate Tablet PCs, TabletKiosk offers an established and vetted computing solution which has been utilized by professionals worldwide for proven reliability, dependability and security. The company’s line of streamlined Tablet PCs are widely used in the Healthcare, Hospitality and Field Force Automation vertical markets for both TabletKiosk branded and OEM private label deployments.
For more information, visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

About Konami Gaming, Inc.

Konami Gaming, Inc. is a Las Vegas based subsidiary of KONAMI CORPORATION (NYSE: KNM). The company is one of the largest providers of slot machines and casino management systems for the global gaming market. For more information about Konami Gaming, Inc, visit www.gaming.konami.com.

From the TabletKiosk Art Archives…

Circa 2004, TabletKiosk introduced the first generation of the Sahara Slate PC, the Sahara Slate PC T100.

At the time, TabletKiosk was the only company manufacturing, or selling for that matter, Touch Screen Tablet PCs.   Boy have things changed…

Our Tablet PCs Offer So Much More Than Email, Web Surfing and Media Consumption

By manufacturing and distributing top of the line, true Business Class and Enterprise-Grade Tablet PCs, TabletKiosk sets itself apart from the bevy of consumer tablets available today through the traditional retail channels. All of our Tablet PCs offer so much more than web surfing and mobile aps!

                  TabletKiosk products are designed for business use.
                  TabletKiosk products are designed to run full enterprise software programs. 
                  TabletKiosk products are designed to help companies increase their ROI.

Power - Intel Core i7 Processor

Memory - Up to 8GB RAM

Battery Options -    Hot Swappable Batteries

Security -     Kensington Lock
                   Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 
                   Bitlocker
                   Intel VPro Technology
                  

Solid State Drives - Up to 300GB

          Options for Data Input:
                           Wacom Active Digitizer
                           Capacitive Touch Screen
                           Resistive Touch Screen
                           Ecosystem of "Business Smart" Accessories -
                           Magnetic Stripe Readers
                           Barcode Scanners

How will you use your Tablet PC today?

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TabletKiosk Offers FREE Memory and SSD Upgrades on select Business Tablet PCs

For a limited time, get 8.0GB RAM and an Intel® SSD FREE on select Sahara Slate PC i500 systems.


TORRANCE, CA – November 12, 2012 — TabletKiosk®, a leading manufacturer of enterprise-grade Tablet PCs and accessories for business, announced today that until the end of the year, customers who purchase select Sahara Slate PC i500 Tablet PCs with a capacitive touch screen will receive a free memory upgrade to 8GB RAM and a free upgrade to a Solid State Drive (SSD).

The Sahara Slate PC i500 offers business professionals a robust and powerful Tablet PC computing platform that runs full versions of Windows-based enterprise application software (EAS) programs instead of just cloud-based apps. All Sahara Slate PC i500 Tablet PCs feature a 12.1" WXGA (1280x800) screen, 300 nit AFFS+ LCD panel, Intel® Centrino 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR, biometric fingerprint reader, hot swappable batteries, a full array of PC standard I/O ports, and run Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional (64 bit). The Sahara Slate PC i500 is available with either an Intel® Core™ i7-640LM vPro™ or Intel® Celeron® U3405 processor.

The TabletKiosk free upgrade promotion applies to the four special configurations listed below

Sahara Slate PC i520CAT Part # ST-520CAT-SPEC1 Intel® Celeron® U3405 (1.06GHz, 2C/4T CPU), Capacitive Touch Screen, 8GB RAM ,
60GB Intel® SDD
                   Promotional Price: $1,849 (Regular Price $2,198)
                   Savings: $ 349

Sahara Slate PC i520CAD Part # ST-520CAD-SPEC1 Intel® Celeron® U3405 (1.06GHz, 2C/4T CPU), Dual Mode Wacom® Digitizer+ Capacitive Touch Screen, 8GB RAM, 60GB Intel® SDD
                   Promotional Price: $1,999 (Regular Price $2,348)
                   Savings: $ 349

Sahara Slate PC i550CAT Part # ST-550CAT-SPEC1 Intel® Core™ i7-640LM (2.13GHz, 2C/4T CPU), Capacitive Touch Screen, 8GB RAM,
120GB Intel® SDD
                   Promotional Price: $2,249 (Regular Price $2,598)
                   Savings: $ 349

Sahara Slate PC i550CAD Part # ST-550CAD-SPEC1 Intel® Core™ i7-640LM (2.13GHz, 2C/4T CPU), Dual Mode Wacom® Digitizer+Capacitive Touch Screen, 8GB RAM, 120GB Intel® SDD
                    Promotional Price: $2,399 (Regular Price $2,748)
                    Savings: $ 349

All promotional models can be purchased at http://www.tabletkiosk.com/tkstore/pc/showSpecials.asp or from a TabletKiosk Authorized Reseller. Quantities are available while supplies last. No substitutions or exchanges permitted. For more information, call 310-782-1201.

About TabletKiosk®
TabletKiosk is a registered trademark and wholly owned subsidiary of Sand Dune Ventures, Inc. The company's line of quality enterprise-grade to rugged Tablet PCs and mobile accessories are designed to optimize productivity in key vertical markets while offering power, flexibility and security. All TabletKiosk products are marketed and sold through an authorized reseller channel and directly through the company website. For more information, visit www.tabletkiosk.com .

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TabletKiosk Debuts New 7” Business Ultra-Mobile Tablet PC

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Fourth Generation, 7” Ultra-Mobile Tablet PC offers enterprise-class computing with dual digitizer and multi-touch input, enhanced data security and desktop compatibility running Windows® Professional or Linux Operating Systems

TORRANCE, CA –October 10, 2012 — TabletKiosk®, a Torrance, CA based provider of mobile touch screen computing solutions, today announced the newest member of its eo™ Ultra-Mobile Tablet PC line, the eo™ a7400 ─ a compact 7” handheld Business Tablet PC designed to run powerful enterprise software programs as well as cloud-based computing apps. The eo™ a7400 offers improved value, versatility and productivity with its small form factor, dual pen and touch input, modular expansion system and the ability to run desktop PC Operating Systems and software applications.

Powered by an Intel® Atom™ N2600 processor, the eo™ a7400 comes with a 64GB mSATA Solid State Drive (SSD), and features a 7.1” WSVGA, LED backlit LCD with dual mode capacitive multi-touch screen and active digitizer. The screen is auto-sensing and auto-switching and features Wacom pen enabled technology for enhanced signature capture and handwriting recognition.

To ensure safe and secure data capture and transmission, the eo™ a7400 features PC standard connectivity via USB 2.0, 802.11bgn WiFi networking, optional 3.5G WWAN as well as enhanced hardware encryption via TPM (TCG v1.2). Additionally, eo™ a7400 offers an integrated 10/100 Ethernet port for direct access to corporate networks for maximum integrity and connectivity.

To keep workers productive all day, the eo™ a7400 features two Lithium-Ion battery packs for up to six hours of continuous, on-the-go computing. One of the batteries is internal while the second is user accessible and hot swappable. This means that armed with an extra battery, workers can go a full shift without needing to stop and recharge.

“As a specialty Tablet PC hardware manufacturer, TabletKiosk is in a unique position to help our customers determine the most effective mobile computing solutions for their needs,” said Martin Smekal, President and CEO of TabletKiosk. “Since 2004, TabletKiosk has been supplying mobile computing solutions, and based on customer feedback, we believe that the eo a7400 will fill a unique niche as a new solution for healthcare document management, mobile POS, and electronic forms.”

Component Interchangeability and New Options for Data Collection

The eo™ a7400 is designed to utilize many of the same accessories and components originally designed for the company’s signature Sahara Slate PC® i500 Tablet PC to better maximize ROI for mixed system installations. Shared components include hot-swappable batteries, external battery charger, Business Smart™ Feature Expansion Modules (including Magnetic Stripe Reader, Barcode Scanner and multi-use MSR+Barcode scanner modules) power cords and digitizer styli (pen).

Additional Features Include:

· On-board 2.0GB RAM
· Intel® HD Graphics 3650
· Intel® HD Audio with 32-bit/192KHz support
· 1x Full Size USB 2.0 port
· 1x MiniUSB 2.0 port
· 1x Built-in SD/SDHC/MMC/xMMC media card reader
· Built-in front (2MP) and rear (5MP) facing cameras
· G-Sensor for auto screen rotation
· Two (2) user-programmable function buttons
· Built-in VESA compatible mounting capability

Pricing and Availability

eo^™ a7400 will begin shipping by the end of October 2012. For additional details, pricing, and to pre-order, please visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

About TabletKiosk®

TabletKiosk is a registered trademark and wholly owned subsidiary of Sand Dune Ventures, Inc. a privately held technology incubator. The company’s line of quality enterprise-grade to rugged Tablet PCs and mobile accessories are designed to optimize productivity in key vertical markets while offering power, flexibility and security. All TabletKiosk products are marketed and sold through an authorized reseller channel and directly through the company website. For more information, visit www.tabletkiosk.com.

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eo™ a7400 Ultra-Mobile Tablet PC specs: www.tabletkiosk.com/products/eo/a7400-overview.asp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tabletkiosk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TabletKiosk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TabletKiosk

For media inquiries, please contact:

Gail Levy
Director of Marketing
310-782-1201

80% of our Products Sold are used as Non-Mobile Touchscreen Input Devices

In today’s super competitive world of consumer-based, media consumption tablets, there still exists a defined niche for our enterprise-based Tablet PCs.  Would you believe that nearly 80% of TabletKiosk products sold are used as non-mobile touchscreen input devices for various industries including Healthcare, Factory Automation, Hospitality and Augmentative Communication?

So if these mobile form factor tablets are being used for non-mobile scenarios, how are they being used and what type of business professionals are using them?  Consider these business scenarios…

• Attached to a medical cart to access and input EMR records
• Mounted on a self-contained pedestal in a factory to control the assembly line
• Permanently affixed to a rolling cart in a school cafeteria for cashless POS
• Fastened to an electric wheelchair as an augmentative communication device
• Secured to a forklift to run order fulfillment software
• Attached to a blackjack or poker table in a casino to run table management software
• Affixed to a desk in a blood donor center admissions area to run donor questionnaire
• Secured to a long arm or short arm industrial quilting machine
• Permanently mounted to a wall for conference room scheduling management
• Affixed to a cockpit as an electronic flight book
• And the list goes on…

All TabletKiosk Tablet PCs are designed for business use, and we’ve been manufacturing and distributing enterprise-based Tablet PCs for over 10 years.  We have a long list of legacy customers who have continuously purchased the Sahara Slate PC line (consistently through 4 product generations) since its introduction in 2003.

When our enterprise customers spec out a Tablet PC for their business functions, they require power, speed, reliability and flexibility as well as a full ecosystem of business accessories, to ultimately get the job done. For these TabletKiosk customers who cater to the enterprise marketplace, a consumer-oriented, media consumption device (like an iPad or Android tablet) just isn’t cut out for their business functions.

As the editor of this blog, I use my Sahara Slate PC i550CAD for everyday general computing functions including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, administration of the company’s Salesforce database and social media.  When I’m sitting at my desk, I put my Tablet PC in its docking station and use an external mouse, monitor and keyboard and dock in order to get my work done.  But as one who uses the Sahara Slate PC i500 for everyday computing functions instead of running specialized purpose-based software programs, I know I’m in the minority…  

How do you use your Sahara Slate PC?  All responses welcome and we love hearing different scenarios about how are Tablet PCs are being used in the field.

TabletKiosk VAR Database – Hoping to Reconnect!

Imagine a HUGE data overall that involves uploading all of the thousands of VAR (Value Added Reseller) Partner companies that have resold TabletKiosk products since 2005. It’s a mighty task (not for the faint of heart) and it’s helping me uncover hundreds of resellers that may not have otherwise ever hit my Channel Marketing radar screen.

As a result, I’m absolutely pumped to reach out to these new resellers to re-introduce them to the TabletKiosk product line. In speaking to these new/old resellers, many of them don’t know that we have moved to a Distribution channel model where they can now purchase TabletKiosk products through our Authorized Distributors. Additionally, many of them are now aware to the changes we have made to our Tablet PC line including the introduction of the Sahara Slate PC i500!

These are the Distributors currently carrying and stocking product:


- Seneca Distributor that specializes in Tablet PCs
- NewWave Technologies Specializes in the Document Imaging Market
- M-S Cash Drawer Specializes in the POS market
- Filbitron Our new Canadian Distributor

I look forward to re-connecting with all of our reseller partners and look forward to hearing feedback about our program!

The TabletKiosk Simple Stand - Simple, Yet Smart Design!

One of my favorite, and most useful, accessories for the Sahara Slate PC i500 comes standard with
every Sahara Tablet.

The Simple Stand is a Plastic/ Nylon stand that folds flat for efficient storage and easy portability.  Rubber feet prevent slipping and it holds system both in portrait & landscape mode.  We sell quite a lot of TabletKiosk Simple Stands to owners of other Tablets who have fallen in love with its simple yet smart design!  

I always keep a spare Simple Stand in my briefcase in case I need it for meetings or presentations.
For just $32, it’s a great deal that will last you a very long time!

 

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Handwriting on a Tablet is Great

But Handwriting Recognition on a Tablet PC Rocks!!

Written today on my brand new Sahara Slate PC i550 Capacitive Dual Mode Tablet PC!

What’s the difference between Resistive and Capacitive Touch Screens?

Here's a well written article from the PC Pro website that describes the differences between Resistive and Capacitive touch screens.  Although this article focuses on the screens used in smartphones, we all know that the screen differences apply to Tablet PCs as well!












Not to complicate matters, but the Sahara Slate PC i500 is available with four "flavors" of screen inputs  

1)  Resistive Touch Screen

2) Capacitive Touch Screen

3) Dual mode Resistive / Wacom Active Digitizer (for handwriting recognition)
Automatically switches between Touch and Pen

4) Dual mode Capacitive / Wacom Active Digitizer (for handwriting recognition)
Automatically switches between Touch and Pen

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/357325/capacitive-or-resistive-whats-the-best-type-of-touchscreen/2

www.tabletkiosk.com

360⁰View of the Sahara Slate PC i500

To provide you with an in-depth, 360⁰view of the Sahara Slate PC i500, we have just added an all new interactive 3D image on the TabletKiosk website.   Check it out!!

Sahara Slate PC i500 Connects in More Ways than with Any Other Tablet PC

As a true PC, the Sahara Slate PC i500 features an array of standard Input/Output ports that are critical for real-world business productivity.

 

These include two full-sized USB 2.0 HighSpeed ports, a 6-pin Firewire IEEE 1394a port, a combination eSATA (300 Mbps) + USB 2.0 Highspeed port, Gigabit Ethernet, standard 3.5mm stereo audio in and separate 3.5mm audio out, and a DisplayPort++ digital video port with optional embedded LPCM audio for the highest resolution and highest quality digital video signal possible. Cameras, smartphones, HDTVs, video projectors, audio microphones, stereo headphones, external hard drives, media card readers, networking switches, and even 30 inch computer monitors, can all be hooked up to the Sahara Slate PC i500... many simultaneously