by Donn Downey | Dec 3, 2020 | Apps, Cases, Forest Metrics, Hardware, Inventories, Uncategorized
Since 2013, we have promoted iPhones and iPads in the field for data collection, analysis, and reporting. Time is valuable, and spending time transcribing data in the office is an extra task that no one really needs. But we do recognize that there are situations where...
by Donn Downey | Jul 21, 2015 | Apps, Cases, Ecological Data Capture, Hardware, Navigation, Ruggedizing, Uncategorized
Here are a few tech accessories that have been introduced in the past year. LifeProof (www.lifeproof.com) waterproof rugged cases are starting to get built-in auxiliary batteries. This makes an iPhone (case currently available for the 6) a true 10 hour device under...
by Tig Tillinghast | Mar 20, 2014 | Canada, Cases, Ecological Data Capture, GIS, Hardware, Instruments, Navigation, Non-Forestry Uses, Ruggedizing
Our friend Brian Saunders of tabletEXgear has a few new products, illustrated in the video here. We have a few of his packs ourselves, and there’s nothing better for cruising.
by Tig Tillinghast | Jun 13, 2013 | Cases, Foresters, Hardware, Ruggedizing, Uncategorized
Just ordered mine. We’ve been waiting for the mini version to come out. For those foresters who like chest packs, this is the one designed specifically for the purpose. $129.95 USD. I’ve spoken a couple times with Brian Saunders, the designer up in British...
by Tig Tillinghast | May 10, 2013 | Cases, Foresters, Hardware, Instruments, Ruggedizing
A former forester up in British Columbia, Brian Saunders, came up with a brilliant chest pack for tablets. He started off with an iPad-sized one, and we called him up right away to ask about an iPad Mini-sized variant. It took him but a few weeks to make a prototype,...
by Tig Tillinghast | Apr 8, 2013 | Cases, Hardware, Non-Forestry Uses, Research and Studies, Riparian, Ruggedizing, Uncategorized
Tig’s Take: It handled the two-year-old during the pre-bedtime bath. There isn’t much worse it could be subjected to. I did notice that placing a sharp-cornered plastic box made a little mark in the rubbery screen protector. The box was only about half a...
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