Glacier Celebrates Xplore Tech’s 20th Anniversary

Glacier Computer is a proud Authorized Reseller of Xplore Rugged Tablets. AUSTIN, Texas—August 23, 2016— Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR) today marks the start of its 20-year anniversary celebration. Since 1996, Xplore has exclusively engineere …

Lift Truck Tips: Mobile computers react to mounting demands

Excerpted from a recent article in Material Handling Magazine. When the concept of a forklift-mounted computer emerged, it was accompanied by a keyboard, separate battery and a better power conversion device specific to electric or propane, each of whi …

The Siren Song of Lift-Mounted ‘Rugged’ Tablets

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous yet beautiful creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. In Tablet Mythology the iPad revolution lured warehouse managers and …

One System to Rule Them All

Your business no longer has to delay a critical hardware purchase because that hardware may not run the next operating system or platform upgrade.  KODIAK is built to run the latest versions and the widest range of operating systems of any VMT, right o …

The Glacier Blog is Back!

We’ve got a new theme, a new look, and while there is still some remodeling left to complete, the Glacier blog is back. New content is arriving soon so stay connected with expanded social media sharing or sign up for email updates.

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday July 8th, 2015

This week the physics of sparklers, custom 3D printed cars (for the road), and you don’t have to travel to a galaxy far far away – hoverbike technology is here. Hoverbikes are real:  The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command  …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday July 1st, 2015

This weeks less than typical tech news includes battling drones (as a hobby), a “camera”(or is it an accessory) from OLYMPUS for your smartphone, and IKEA scries the connected kitchen of the future. Game of Drones “…aerial sports — drone fighting an …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday for June 17th, 2015

This week on Tech Tuesday on Wednesday we bring you… The worlds thinnest light bulb – How thin is it? “This new type of ‘broadband’ light emitter can be integrated into chips and will pave the way towards the realisation of atomically thin, flexible, …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday for June 3rd, 2015 (with preamble)

If you are new to Tech Tuesday on Wednesday, you might wonder “why Tech Tuesday on Wednesday” ? Fans of the TV show “The Walking Dead” may recall Hershel Greene who, in the 2013 season titled ‘Internment’ announced that, “I think we should make some ne …

5 Keys in the Evolution to “Smart” Forklifts.

The term “Smart” in front of any noun has become the new standard for referring to the latest technological advancements in cars, phones, even hospital beds, but what about forklifts?  Thanks to a convergence of modern data collection technologies fork …