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Technology

Trimble demos Google Project Tango apps that can see through walls, make editable 3D maps with the wave of a tablet

Glass is by far the most well-known hardware project still in development at Google. But it’s another project that likely has more opportunity for meaningful impact on the construction industry: Project Tango. Seeing that opportunity, the software teams at Trimble are already hard at work developing apps for Tango with pretty exciting capabilities. Using a […]

June 30, 2014

Telematics

Managers of largest heavy equipment fleets in America voice frustrations with telematics: torrents of data, unintuitive software

Last week I attended the Association of Equipment Management Professionals annual retreat and strategy session.  As chairman of the AEMP’s conference education committee I have a lot of opportunity to rub elbows with end user members and I usually pick up some good intelligence on what the managers of these big fleets are thinking, what […]

June 18, 2014

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the B15Q: a faster rugged smartphone with Android 4.4 KitKat (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=93] A little over a year after releasing its first rugged smartphone, the B15, Caterpillar has upgraded the device with a new, more powerful processor, more RAM and the latest version of Android, 4.4 KitKat. In fact, the B15Q is the first rugged smarpthone to support KitKat. That’s due to the internal upgrades Cat […]

June 16, 2014

Technology

5 reasons the old two-way radio is better than a smartphone for jobsite communication

Is your jobsite one of the many across the country that has embraced smartphones? In many ways, these portable computers have made contractors and construction workers more capable in the field than ever thanks to the ever-growing number of apps available. But according to Motorola (a company quite fond of smartphones) reseller Forestry Suppliers, a […]

June 13, 2014

Technology

Xbox-like remote control could make operating construction equipment as easy as playing video games (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=87] Over the years, advances in controls have greatly improved intuitiveness and thus simplified the operation of construction equipment in many cases. Beyond that, ever-improving GPS technology and machines like Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control dozers and upcoming excavator, point to a not-so-distant future where a lot of operators could be doing so from outside of […]

June 5, 2014

Technology

Samsung updates its rugged smartphone with water- and shock-proof Galaxy S5 Active

Around this time last year, Samsung released what was at the time likely the sleekest water-, dust- and shock-proof smartphone ever made. The Galaxy S4 Active had an IP67 in a thin package with top-of-the line specs. The company then turned around and integrated that waterproof feature into its marquee smartphone, the Galaxy S5. But […]

May 30, 2014

Telematics

German trade association endorses AEM/AEMP telematics standard

Just months after two United States based equipment associations announced a new standard to govern fleet telematics, a German-based trade association has said they like it and want to participate. The Association of Equipment Management Professionals and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced today that VDBUM will be supporting the new telematics standard. VDBUM serves […]

May 20, 2014

Technology

Caterpillar B15 rugged smartphone tested with 35-foot high dive before being crushed by a 277D

Caterpillar today released the second in its series of Built For It videos which submit Cat machines to the ultimate tests. RELATED: Behind the B15: The design process of Caterpillar’s rugged smartphone Titled “Gravity,” the latest video focuses on the extreme durability of Caterpillar’s B15 Android smartphone. Released last year to a lot of positive […]

May 6, 2014

Technology

The Motion Computing R12 is a rugged Windows tablet designed for construction

[imagebrowser id=65] Even though adoption of new software, devices and other technologies have a lot of room to grow when it comes to adoption by the construction industry, mobile tech is one area that most contractors and firms don’t need convincing can improve communication on their jobsites. A recent survey found that 82 percent of […]

April 21, 2014

Business

Technology is still not a top priority for most construction firms, but improving economy could change that (INFOGRAPHIC)

A recent survey indicates that while technology is not a top priority for the majority of construction firms in North America, that may change as the economy and industry continue to rebound. Sage Construction & Real Estate’s new survey found that half of the 838 construction companies it surveyed in the U.S. and Canada spent […]

April 3, 2014

Business

FieldLens demos Google Glass for construction jobsite collaboration and reporting

At ConExpo this week, we chatted with FieldLens CEO and co-founder Doug Chambers who was kind enough to throw on a pair of the still-in-development and controversial Google Glass. FieldLens is an awesome mobile construction communication platform that allows construction companies to improve communication by making all kinds of project data available across smartphones, tablets […]

March 7, 2014

Technology

The Samsung Galaxy S5’s best new feature is that it’s both dust- and waterproof

Whether you love your iPhone or can’t imagine using a device with a small display, you have to admit that Samsung is taking things in the right direction with the new Galaxy S5 when it comes to durability. Signaling what could—and should—become the norm for phones, the Korean handset maker has made its flagship device […]

February 25, 2014