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New! ROCKY DF6 Rugged Handheld – Small SWaP, Big Options

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Filename_03AMREL announces the launch of ROCKY DF6, a fully rugged handheld that’s small on Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements, but big on options.  This is AMREL’s fourth generation of embedded products.

“It’s amazing how many options we packed into such a small piece of real estate,” declared Richard Lane, AMREL’s Vice President for Strategic Business Development. “The whole platform weighs less than a pound, and is less than a inch thick, but there are three separate locations for antennas, as well as three different spots for connectors of your choice. Once again, AMREL has taken the lead in mobile computing.” Read more

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New Android Interoperability Capability [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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rightside_menu_5You may not have had a chance to see AMREL’s new interoperability capability at AUVSI, but you can read about it on your free download.  Just as our Flexpedient® technology revolutionized OCUs for UGVs, we think interoperable Small Lightweight Expansion Devices (SLED) will become standard for handheld applications.   Click here.

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AMREL Demonstrates Interoperability for Android Device at AUVSI

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AMREL will demonstrate a pioneering interoperability capability for an Android/ARM device at AUVSI 2013 this August in Washington, D.C. 

“This is really unique,” said Ron McMahan, AMREL’s Vice-President of Engineering Solutions. “No other company produces handheld or control devices that have the ability to switch applications in the field as efficiently and easily.  One platform, multiple applications; that’s the story.”

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What you don’t know about handheld controllers can hurt you

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handheld controllerOriginally, only the IT guy was supposed to attend the trade show.  He had a tech background and frequently doubled as a purchasing agent. However, the police sergeant had performed Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) missions in the military. The chief thought the experienced, older man could bring insight to the department’s process for acquiring an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)…

Read the rest of the article about handheld controllers here.

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Did smartphones & tablets kill the PC? Part II: Software & innovation exhaustion

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This article is a second in a series.  To read “Part I:  It’s an iPad world, not Windows PC at work, tablets at home8’s” and the article in full, click here.

 

The PC is not dead; it’s just not at home

With 300 million sales this year, it may be a bit premature to mourn the passing of PCs.  What the decline in PC sales really signifies, some argue, is the death of the home desktop. Take a look at these Business Insider illustrations:

 

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Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference 2013 GRCC Canceled

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grcc 2013 canceledYikes! The NDIA just announced that it canceled the Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference (GRCC) 2013.

In an email dated March 5, NDIA stated:

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Fully Rugged Turn-Key Avionic MIL-STD-1553 Tablet

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06-Avionics_DK08-4-EditedAMREL now offers a  turn-key fully rugged avionics tablet complete with an integrated MIL-STD-1553 card supplied by Data Device Corporation (DDC). DDC is the world’s leading MIL-STD-1553 hardware and software provider. DDC has supplied integration support along with their 1553 Mini-PCIe card to help design this turn-key solution. Read more

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AMREL at Aviation Product Symposium

Army Aviation AssociationArmy Aviation Association of America, Tennessee Valley Chapter, will host the 39th Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium, and AMREL will be there.

Come by and see the RF9, the only fully rugged laptop with a 17” display, and the ROCKY DB6, the lightest fully rugged handheld in the world that can run full Windows/Linux OS .

Where: February 6 -7

Where: Table 35, Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama

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AMREL AT MODERN DAY MARINE

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AMREL will be at Modern Day Marine next week.  Come by AMREL’s booth #1037 and see the “largest” and the “smallest.”   The “largest” would be the RF9, which has the biggest display of any fully rugged laptop on the market.  The “smallest” would be the ROCKY DB6, which is the smallest fully rugged handheld in the world that can run full Windows/Linux OS. See you at Quantico!

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ROBOT RODEO AWARDS

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Robot RodeoAMREL is no stranger to achievements at the annual Robot Rodeo. As reported by Defense Professionals, our team had success again at this year’s annual evaluation event staged by Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and other military stakeholders.  For more information on AMREL’s role in this groundbreaking demonstration of autonomy, check out AMREL COTS Handheld Used for OCU & Payload Controller at Robot Rodeo.

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