Wednesday, December 22, 2010

palm-sized wireless mouse & keyboard combination device(s)

A palm sized wireless mouse & keyboard combination would be great not only for our smart classroom instructor podiums, but also to accompany the large-ish "viewing screens" such as the one recently installed in Special Collections.

The following are three devices I've researched that may meet our needs:








 






Friday, October 1, 2010

Bluetooth Cordless Handheld Barcode Scanners for mobile inventory

This wireless handheld scanner would help to improve our roaming inventory process as well as the check in of new items. When connected to a mobile device, barcodes could be scanned directly into a web-based app or stored locally in a spreadsheet file for later transfer/upload to the inventory system.

Socket Mobile CHS Series 7  Bluetooth Cordless Handheld Barcode Scanners work with:
iPhone iOS 4, iPad, Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, tabletPC and Windows7



Socket Mobile 7XRx iPad Demo  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZqb99pAbEc



Socket Mobile iPhone iOS4 Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImI_oqXICGk



They have several different models and features.
http://ww1.socketmobile.com/products/bluetooth-scanners.aspx

CDW carries models in $300-$500 range:
Socket Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner 7E - barcode scanner
Barcode scanner - handheld - 100 scan / sec - decoded - Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
MFG #: CX2858-1294   |   CDW #: 2190560
 Socket Mobile also makes PDA handhelds with fully integrated scanners & wifi that run WindowsMobile... http://www.socketmobile.com/products/


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