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The Gemini PDA is a tiny computer that’s small enough to hold in one hand, but with a keyboard that makes it possible to touch-type… maybe.

What this project shows is how it is now so much easier to make near commercial quality one-off projects from scratch. Accessible 3D printing has become so commonplace as to be mundane in our community, but it’s worth remembering just how much of a game-changer it has been.

The phone comes with an IP68 rating that ensures dust-proofing and waterproofing. The company claims that the handset can survive temperatures from -20℃ to 60℃, so you can take it up on that mountain hike or down to the beach without any worries. It comes with MIL-STD-810G grade protection and also has a customized UV detector.

This clinched Gorbachev’s decision to pursue domestic reforms and foreign policy moderation rather than an extended war in Afghanistan. Beginning in January 1987, Soviet forces in Afghanistan participated in only one major offensive operation to smash the Mujahidin forces besieging Khost near the Pakistani border. Otherwise, they only defended against Mujahidin attacks.

Perhaps the most interesting use of the Tricorder takes us right back to the device’s sci-fi conception. Should humans ever attempt more long-distance space travel, a Tricorder would be a must: a manned mission to Mars could see astronauts travel for weeks or months without access to the full repertoire of medical support.

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The well-built Surface Go is the least expensive route into Microsoft’s superb Surface tablet line, and the most portable option. Just know that frequent travelers will like it best, and the core processing power is on the light side.

Since the early 2000s, the majority of handhelds used in DCs and carried by delivery drivers were using the Microsoft Windows CE operating system (OS). Following the 2015 announcement that support for CE would sunset, users were also told that those devices running a legacy Windows mobile OS cannot be upgraded to Microsoft’s new mobile version, called Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. At a crossroads requiring a massive overhaul, many users have opted for Android, an OS born of consumer tech that is making substantial inroads in enterprise applications.

I bought myself a Palm Tungsten T a couple years after release, only to have it become obsolete quickly when smartphones hit the scene.

The Poptel P8 is a waterproof phone that isn’t as good value as it might initially seem. While nothing about the device is terrible, far too many things are either poor or mediocre, and almost nothing is great. For a little more money, you can buy much better.

Drivers interact with UPSNav using the screen on their handheld DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) units, which are mounted to the driver’s dashboard for hands-free operation. The unit displays a map showing drivers where to turn, emitting tones to notify them when to slow for a delivery or pickup stop, and exactly where to stop once they have arrived at a destination.

The Tricorder continues to fascinate because it magically solves some of the problems about medicine we still have today: it takes too long, it’s expensive, it’s uncertain, and the times you need it most — when you’re far from home — is often when it’s unavailable.