The Hot Future of Construction Mobility

Construction and engineering lead in mobile technology, with 78% as top priority!

At a recent event called “The Hot Future of Mobility and Telecom” presenters highlighted several key trends and important metrics in the mobility space of interest to AEC industry stakeholders. Here are six takeaways:

1. Mobile technology is a top priority for the [...]

The Power of Vela Systems and Verizon’s 4G LTE Network for Construction

It has been a number of months in the making, but the Verizon Construction video featuring Vela has been released!  Verizon is putting a full-court press (it is basketball playoff season) on bringing advances in field devices like iPads and Tablet PCs together with their 4G LTE MiFi cards, like the one in the screen [...]

Tether Your iPad on the Construction Jobsite for Safety

When carrying  iPads out in the field, on the jobsite and at the point-of-construction, some jobsite conditions and project requirements may warrant the use of a tool safety tether, the same as for any other tool such as a drill, when on a roof, scaffold, ladder or catwalk (such as in a power plant or [...]

Make Your iPad2 Rugged Enough for Any Construction Project

...With the new OtterBox Defender case for the iPad2 that was just released!  Last year, when we first tried out the OtterBox Defender case for the iPad, we knew it would be a hit.  It was durable, surviving a few drops and bumps in our tests, and with the black-molded case design, it just looked [...]

Smile! Use Your iPad 2 to Take Photos at Your Construction Project

A happy iPad 2 user

So much as happened. It’s hard to believe it’s been only one month since:

1. We first heard about the great new features of the iPad 2;

2. We got hands on some new iPad 2’s (hint: if you’re looking to buy an iPad 2 for your construction project, scroll down to [...]