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Where To Find Battery-Powered Monitors?

Posted by timothy on from the wireless-power-har-har dept.

jutus writes "I work for a company which creates medical simulators using off-the-shelf components (including Linux and MacOS X). We're looking for battery powered LCD VGA monitors, but can't seem to find many appealing solutions. This just happens to be one of the rare times when Google has failed me. Does anyone know of a good starting point for such monitors and other industrial PC components?"

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  1. A couple of local hospitals by MImeKillEr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...use a mobile cart with a small desktop, keyboard/mouse and LCD. The carts also have external wireless adapters (USB, I imagine) and have small UPS' on them. When the terminals aren't in use, the UPS is plugged in to keep it charged. The computers sit in locked boxes at the bottom of the stand and the wireless adapters are bolted to them.

    It looks a little like a cross between an I.V. stand (6 legs with wheels) and an adjustable boom arm. It appears lightweight, and easy to get into and out of the rooms.

    Its been a while since I've been in a hospital with one of these, so I can't tell you who made it.

    I'd bet this would be a much easier (cheaper?) solution than a battery-powered monitor.

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