May 2026
ONERugged delivers rugged solutions for EV smart warehousing
According to ONERugged, the rapid growth of the global electric vehicle (EV) market is placing increasing pressure on automotive supply chains. Behind every successful vehicle rollout lies a highly complex, time-sensitive warehouse operation. Traditional logistics setups, overly reliant on manual records and consumer-grade tablets, are no longer sufficient to meet the demands of modern EV manufacturing. To address these challenges, ONERugged delivers purpose-built rugged solutions that transform conventional warehouses into intelligent, data-driven environments. [See ONERugged media release] -- Posted Saturday, May 9, 2026
Trimble reports Q1 2026 financial results
Trimble reported sales of US$939.9 million for Q1, 2026, up from US$840.6 million for Q1, 2025. GAAP operating income for Q1 2026 was US$144.0 million, down from US$97.5 million for Q1 2025. "We began the year with strong momentum, delivering record annualized recurring revenue of $2.435 billion in the first quarter, and surpassing expectations on both top and bottom lines," said Rob Painter, Trimble's president and chief executive officer. "Our Connect & Scale strategy connects people, data, workflow and ecosystems. In an AI-forward world, Trimble is the intelligence and execution layer that reconciles the digital model with physical reality." [See Trimble financials] -- Posted Friday, May 8, 2026
What happened in rugged computing 15 years ago: May 2011
In May 2011, Psion started shipping next-gen EP10 rugged handheld, we reviewed Winmate's MCA tablet, the Juniper Mesa, the Xplore iX104C5, and GammaTech's Durabook 15C, N-trig empasized its DuoSense multi-touch plus pen technology, Intermec made a significant investment in India, Motorola Solutions received a "strong positive" from Gartner's MarketScope for the Ruggedized Handheld-Computer Market, LXE posted record sales for Q1 2011 and Intermec's Q1 2011 revenue were up 20%. Unitech added their Marvell PXA320-powered PA550, Panasonic introduced the semi-rugged Toughbook 53, the Juniper Mesa was used in a Tuscaloosa tornado cleanup and Motion donated F5v tablets for flood clean-up. DLI announces price reduction for its rugged tablets, DisplaySearch predicted wide viewing angle displays would take over, and 3M demonstrated optical films specifically designed for tablets. [See RuggedPCReview May 2011 archives] -- Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Teguar: The People Who Use Medical Computers
Matt Nadolny, Marketing Manager at Teguar Computers asked himself an interesting question: Who exactly are the people who are using Teguar medical computers? What kinds of computers do they need? What are they using the computers for? And what are their concerns and priorities? And that became an illuminating article. [Read The People Who Use Medical Computers] -- Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2026
JLT Mobile Computers and Visy at TOC Europe Hamburg
JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer and supplier of reliable computers for demanding environments will exhibit at TOC Europe 2026 in Hamburg together with Visy, a specialist in AI-powered vision and OCR solutions for ports and terminals. At the event, JLT and Visy will demonstrate how rugged hardware and intelligent automation support continuous, reliable terminal operations — where uptime is essential and downtime is not an option. [See JLT Mobile media release] -- Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Silvus Technologies introduces FASST™ 6000 Spectrum Sensor delivering RF Spectrum intelligence and geolocation to the tactical edge
Silvus Technologies, a Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) company and a global leader in advanced tactical wireless communications, today announced the launch of the FASST™ 6000 Spectrum Sensor. FASST 6000 represents Silvus' expansion beyond MANET radio communications and mesh networking into advanced RF sensing and spectrum awareness technologies. Designed for the tactical edge, this handheld radio signal detection system packs the performance of a much larger device into an ultra-low size, weight and power (SWaP) form factor. [See Silvus Technologies media release] -- Posted Friday, May 1, 2026
Polywell introduces the Mini-AI935Max AI Mini workstation
Polywell Computers announced the Mini-AI935Max, a compact AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 mini workstation designed for AI-assisted computing, visual computing, digital signage, POS and kiosk systems, IPTV, AI-IoT, and other demanding commercial and edge applications. Built around the AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 platform, the Mini-AI935Max combines 16-core / 32-thread CPU performance, Radeon™ 8060S graphics, dedicated Ryzen™ AI NPU acceleration, 128GB LPDDR5-8000MHz memory, high-speed NVMe storage, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and quad-display support in a compact enclosure. [See Polywell media release] -- Posted Friday, May 1, 2026
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