Barcode scanner integrated in OQO

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[PlacidoDomenech]

Thanks for your reasoned comments

As you have no doubt noted when looking at alternative solutions, real production barcode readers are expensive.

Yes, but this can be optional. But you are true, the difference in price between integrated and external may be cheaper. Most people not pay a premium charge for that option.

I'm not surprised that OQO has passed up this market.

Do you think so? Control systems, health caring, field service, data recolectors, stores, control of urban / militar / civil assets, etc?? See this...

http://www.buildyourumpc.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=17

This would mean that a new case design and a new production run for that case would be required.

I love the OQO form factor or any better than this. If the barcode reader is the problem... i spend the money in external barcode. But it is possible to maintain the OQO form factor and integrate barcode as optional? I think OQO can do it.

Furthermore, the OQO is in no way a rugged machine.

OQO is marketing his device as SEMI rugged.

All in all, for those situations where a PC and a barcode reader are required in the field, having an OQO on one side of your belt and the reader on the other side (connected via bluetooth) might make the most sense.

Actually the field operators of our customers are using OQO-bluetooth barcode like you describe.

There the option of Toughbook CF-U1, it is an Atom UMPC with Windows Vista, with integrated barcode, but not as cool as OQO...

[Bungee]

Have you probed them? In real production enviroment?
Wich is the time latency between readings?

You've totally missed my point, which is the same point made by Stu & Dave. Just because it's technically possible doesn't mean the OQO would (nor should) integrate a barcode scanner into their product. Enough said, I'm obviously not getting anything across to you. Cheers.

[PlacidoDomenech]

Dave comment - "(and a camera isn't sufficient - a production environment requires a scanning laser)"

I'm agree with Dave. I probe software solutions and is not a valid solution for a production enviroment. But with better cameras like samsung 5 Megapixel, is it possible a barcode reador software solution that can replace the integrated one?

I hope reasoned comments, with missed or not points 

[Dave P]

Dave comment - "(and a camera isn't sufficient - a production environment requires a scanning laser)"

I'm agree with Dave. I probe software solutions and is not a valid solution for a production enviroment. But with better cameras like samsung 5 Megapixel, is it possible a barcode reador software solution that can replace the integrated one?

I hope reasoned comments, with missed or not points 

While more pixels in the CCD chip will help, the problems are still there. First, there is the issue of lighting - enough to provide sufficient contrast but not so much as to wash out the image and not too direct as to get glare off of plastic barcode tags. Second, the software has to determine where in a camera picture the barcode is before it can attempt to read it. This is why LED scanners require that you run the scanner over the barcode itself while handheld laser scanners require that you manually locate the red bar (which shows what the laser is scanning) on the barcode.

[PlacidoDomenech]

This solution is PERFECT. Put a 5M or 8M camera and scanlife software and we can read barcode 1D/2D for our business solutions (field service,store,etc)

I think this feature is very HOT! 
Please OQO put this in OQO 03 or OQO 02+

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/24/samsung-cameraphones-to-sport-scanbuy-2d-barcode-solution/