Lenovo Smartphone for Malaysia

The pricing and availability of Lenovo’s latest lineup of Android smartphones are as below:

• IdeaPhone K900: RM1,699 from July 2013 in Steel Gray
• IdeaPhone S920: RM1,099 from June 2013 in Porcelain White & Blue
• IdeaPhone S820: Pricing & availability TBA
• IdeaPhone A706: RM699 in Black & White/Grey
• IdeaPhone A390: RM399 in Black Slate & White

Sumlung Bluetooth adaptor

The Sumlung SL-BA10 is the world’s first Bluetooth barcode adapter which is designed to fit into major handheld barcode scanners including Symbol, HHP and Metrologic and will convert this scanner into a Bluetooth device.

The main advantage of using this adapter is one which is close to many hearts this year – cost. By transforming the bog-standard scanner into a Bluetooth device Sumlung claims that you will save 30 to 50 per cent in costs in comparison to the traditional barcode scanner.

This device is aimed primarily at companies such as UPS, TNT, EMS and DHL as they will be able to scan the tracking number and the goods barcode straight into their mobile phone or PC. This technology could also be used in the warehouse and be sent the same way.

In order to use this device in conjunction with your mobile phone or PC you must first remove the wire from the bottom of the traditional scanner, the device then fits in the bottom as shown below.

Sumlung SL-BA10 software must then be loaded onto either the PC or mobile phone and opened. Once this is completed and the device is switched on, the fun can begin. At present the suggested retail price for this adapter is around £60 yet Sumlung assured us that the wholesale price will be cheaper.

Blue Bamboo portable printer

The latest bluetooth portable thermal printer from Blue Bamboo is now available from Paragon Omega. Prints 2" width thermal printout , it is also available with rubber boot and options like magnetic swipe reader. Works with VB and Java programming. For more info, please contact Karen via karen@pdaprinter.com.my

New Printer from Intermec

Well, Intermec has came out with the new portable printer and guess what? What struck me was it look exactly like Extech printer. Thermal direct printing with Bluetooth functions...what can i say? www.intermec.com for more information.

Thermal Printers

Thermal Bluetooth receipt printers have become the standard offering on the majority of point of sale systems today. Especially in the restaurant industry it is hard to find a point of sale system that does not have a thermal receipt printer. For the most part thermal receipt printers cost more. Here are 5 reasons why a thermal receipt printer is superior to a dot matrix receipt printer.

1. Speed
The average Dot matrix printer will print around 3 lines per second while Thermal printers average in excess of 20 lines per second.

2. Print Quality
Thermal receipt printers have a much better image and prints sharp quality text and especially when printing logos. Just go and line up at any POS Malaysia offices and get a sample queue receipt.

3. Connectivity
Thermal receipt printers have this options to communicate wireless with PDA through Bluetooth or WiFi. This makes it very convenient as no more messy wires dangling everywhere.

4. Reliability
MTBF stands for Mean Time Between Failure. This is the standard for measuring the average time between failure for any device. In the case of printers it is either the average number of lines printed before a failure occurs or the average feet of paper that can be printed before a failure occurs. In either case, the thermal receipt printers win across the board. There are some thermal receipt printers that are better than others, but dot matrix printers simply do not have the staying power of a thermal printer. This is due to fewer moving parts on a thermal printer and the fact that dot heads break due to the dot pins snagging on ribbons or are damaged when coins are dropped into the printer mechanism.

5. Cost of Ownership
This goes beyond simply the cost of supplies. This analysis should also include downtime and the cost of repairs. Thermal paper does cost more than dot matrix paper. However, the added cost of ribbons for the dot matrix printer sends the cost of ownership for supplies higher for the dot matrix receipt printer. When you add in the cost of repairs and the more frequent repairs for the dot matrix receipt printers the cost of ownership clearly swings in favor of thermal receipt printers.

HP iPAQ 600 Business Navigator

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BlueTooth Printer And How It Works?

Using a blue tooth printer is similar to using any type of ink-jet printer in that it prints a lot of items including photos, letter, and other documents in both color and black and white. Yet, the difference is that any bluetooth wireless technology can be printed using this printer, such as cameras that are enabled by blue tooth, PDA's and cell phones. There is no line or connection that has to be hooked up to the printer, and it can print from up to 10 feet away from the printer itself. It is convenient in that it can be used with a variety of devices, not just one stationary computer. But bear in mind, most handphones does not come with built-in Print icon. You may need to purchase additional software like Cortado Basic print. Some portable printers like Extech do come with its own simple programs for Windows CE / Windows Mobile to print text and barcodes.