You might be familiar with all types of scanners out in the market today. Recently, PDA bar code scanners have just been released. What are these anyway? And how will it make a scanner's life easier?
What is PDA? PDA means "portable data assistants". These type of scanners are also called wireless data collectors. One of the first to integrate wireless technology in scanners is Symbol.
I understand that most of us are aware of WiFi technology or wireless fidelity 802.11 g and n. These wireless technologies are not just applied in many small gadgets like cellphones and iPads but it is also now applied on scanners. How will this help? Of course, it is for a more convenient way of scanning products. This will make scanning faster and can be done anywhere.
This works pretty easy. It is just like sending an email from your wireless cellphone to an internet mail website. You can scan a bar code and then send it to a certain server where all other data is stored. Easy?
PDA bar code scanners are just like cellphones, pens and calculator. In fact, they look like those object I just mentioned. They are tiny and not heavy. They are easy to carry and they are just plain-looking cordless gadgets. They look cool and sleek.
PDA bar code scanners also run different operating systems such as Pocket PC, Windows CE and Palm operating systems. This means that you PDA have certain graphical user interface as well to make it easier to send and read data scanned.
PDA bar code scanners are definitely not expensive. It is even more affordable than handheld scanners.
Bar code applications are also available for PDA used. These applications are essential to make scanning more personalized for different uses and purposes which will match the exact type of business you have.
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