July 2020

Zebra reports Q2 2020 financial results
Zebra Technologies reported sales of US$956 million for Q2, 2020, down from US$1,097 million a year ago. Operating income for Q2 2020 was US$119 million, down from US$160 million for Q2 2019. “We believe our sales bottomed in Q2 and second half trends will improve. We continue to be very optimistic regarding our longer-term prospects as secular trends to digitize and automate workflows accelerate as a result of the pandemic,” said Anders Gustafsson, chief executive officer of Zebra Technologies. [See Zebra Q2 2020 financials] -- Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020 by chb

FLIR Systems announces Hadron, industry's first thermal and visible sensor module for drone, robotic, and imaging manufacturers
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced FLIR Hadron™, the industry's first dual sensor module for drone, robotic, and imaging original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Designed to help reduce development costs and improve time-to-market, the lightweight, low power, and compact form factor includes a 12-megapixel visible camera paired with the FLIR Boson® 320x240 resolution thermal camera with up to a 60-hertz framerate. [See FLIR media release] -- Posted Sunday, July 19, 2020 by chb

Handheld announces major upgrades to its popular NAUTIZ X2 all-in-one Android rugged computer
Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced major upgrades to its Nautiz X2 enterprise rugged handheld. A new processor and more memory plus an upgraded operating system transform the all-in-one Nautiz X2 into a faster and more powerful device than ever before. Even with these upgraded features, pricing remains unchanged. [See Handheld media release] -- Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by chb

Janam unveils most affordable temperature sensing kiosk
Janam Technologies LLC, a leading provider of rugged mobile computers and contactless access solutions, today unveiled the newest addition to its Guardian family of access management hardware solutions. With advanced thermal imaging and facial recognition technology, GT2 is an extremely affordable and easy-to-deploy temperature sensing kiosk that quickly and accurately reads the body temperature and confirms the identity of individuals entering a facility. [See Janam media release] -- Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by chb