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WHAT’S NEW
Digital diaries
Mobile Site Diary is a
new app developed as an
alternative to paper-based
site diaries kept by contract
engineers to document the
progress of construction
projects. Historically,
maintaining site journals
and archiving (and retrieving)
information has been time-
consuming. Site diaries
are usually hand-written
by engineers, reviewed by
managers and then scanned
and archived. Photographs
supporting diary entries
are often stored separately.
Mobile Site Diary aims to
eliminate the inefficiencies
of paper site diaries by
providing a quick and easy
way to record information
digitally. The app’s developer
Appear Networks says that
unlike other apps, Site Diary
enables users to complete
and save entries in less than
90 seconds, thanks to a
variety of time-saving features
including drop down menus of
pre-configured event options;
the automatic recording of
local weather conditions; the
storage of digital photos with
records; and automatic back-
up and cloud storage.
Label printers
Zebra Technologies is
introducing two compact
printers for retailers – the
ZD420 desktop thermal
transfer printer with easy-
to-load ribbon cartridge;
and the ultra-compact
ZD410 2-inch direct thermal
printer for printing labels,
receipts and tags. Both offer
fixed, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
connectivity.
Orderly exit
Businesses requiring a versatile scanner capable of handling
a wide variety of material, including A1 documents, plastic
cards, thick paper up to 413gsm, closed envelopes and
documents up to 5.5 metres in length, need look no
further than the Fujitsu fi-7460 and fi-7480. These desktop
ADF scanners can scan two-sided documents in colour
at speeds of 60 or 80 pages per minute (120 or 160
images). With a recommended maximum daily scan
volume of 9,000 and 12,000 pages, the scanners
have a newly designed skew-protection mechanism;
brake rollers that separate each document to avoid
paper jams; a new paper eject and stacking design,
ideal for desktop placement; and paper-handling
technology that controls paper output speed so that
scanned documents pile up in an orderly fashion.
Prices start at £2,199.
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No strings attached
Star Micronics has added a wireless model to its TSP100
futurePRNT Series of retail and hospitality receipt printers.
Offering wireless communication for traditional and mobile
POS, the TSP143III WLAN is compatible with all major operating
systems, including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS and Windows. It
comes with an internal power supply, a print speed of 250mm/
second, an auto-cutter and support for economical thin paper.
The printer driver also supports Star’s free AllReceipts digital
receipting service, which sends digital copies of printed receipts
to the AllReceipts App on a customer’s smartphone without the
need for an email address.
