Sat, Nov 01, 2003
Navigation and Planning Services announces packaged product
with enhancements
By ANN Reporter Juan Jimenez
Navigation and Planning
Services' Ms. Becky Anthony gave a presentation Thursday at AOPA
Expo 2003, featuring the new Motion Tablet PC integration with
their Destination Direct flight planning product.
In an exclusive agreement with Capt. Jack's, LLC., NPS is now
offering a bundle that includes:
- The Motion Tablet PC with exclusive screen brightness
enhancements
- Destination Direct software
- BlueTooth wireless GPS with matching BlueTooth PCMCIA wireless
card
- 512mb of RAM
- 20gb hard disk
- External CD-ROM
- Keyboard/cover for the PC
- Internal 802.11b WiFi capability for $3,999.
A base configuration for the Motion Tablet PC with 20gb of hard
disk and 256mb of RAM is also being offered at $2,099. Other custom
configurations can be designed for customer applications and
special requests.
The screen brightness enhancement for the Motion Tablet PC was
designed by Capt. Jack's LLC to double the brightness of the
standard display and significantly improve the angle of view
without requiring additional battery power or affecting the life of
the internal lighting. The exclusive enhancement makes the PC's
screen viewable out of doors in all but the most direct sunlight,
while still maintaining indoor readability.
Testing of the unit shows that the factory display measures 118
nits (candelas per square meter) in average brightness. After the
enhancement is applied, the same machine measured an average
luminance of 238 nits, slightly more than double the original
brightness. What is more impressive is that this enhancement is
achieved using only passive optical enhancements. These modified
units have been supplied under contract to the Navy, Army, Coast
Guard, FAA and other customers, and are now available to
Destination Direct customers exclusively through NPS.
The unit has an average 3 hour battery life, and features a
battery hot-swap mechanism that allows you to place the unit on
standby, change the battery, then resume work where you left off.
It runs Windows XP, which means that you can also use it for any
other purposes using software that runs under that Microsoft
operating system. In fact, Ms. Anthony noted that she uses the same
demo unit she showed us for all her work, as well as at home, using
a docking station. The integral 802.11b WiFi wireless networking
support also allows her to use the computer anywhere in her
home.
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