Unsolved Mobile interpreter station
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There has to be a better way to do this - better than what is in place now.
Components:
- iPad with application
- external BT Speaker
- Anker dual USB A for power
- Five wheel post stand
This is used when / as needed for the Interpreter(s) when someone comes in for those with little or no English skills.
The stand seems janky, and using an iPad with external Bluetooth speaker just seems like points of multiple failures. Not to mention there are power issues, you need a battery bank with pass through charging so that it will all work.
While this is a medical environment, no O2 is used that I have seen,....
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You could definitely purchase a rolling stand that had built in power for attached devices, but it will cost you an arm and a leg. That same unit could be setup to hold a laptop instead of a tablet if desired.
As for the speaker, find a laptop/tablet that has audio out and strap on some non-powered speakers assuming they are loud enough.. if not, you'd need to plug them in as well to the battery on the cart.
We had something like this a while back - The cart cost like $5000
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@dashrender said in Mobile interpreter station:
You could definitely purchase a rolling stand that had built in power for attached devices, but it will cost you an arm and a leg. That same unit could be setup to hold a laptop instead of a tablet if desired.
As for the speaker, find a laptop/tablet that has audio out and strap on some non-powered speakers assuming they are loud enough.. if not, you'd need to plug them in as well to the battery on the cart.
We had something like this a while back - The cart cost like $5000
I agree they are costly,.. this ,... well... isn't as much but a mile. I think it breaks out similar to;
- Stand - $90
- Anker Battery - $50
- Speaker - $30
- Misc Cable - $30
One thing this 'model' doesn't have is the pass through charging. So you have to charge them separate the first time, and any time the iPad battery is depleted. Pass through charging will help a good bit.
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@gjacobse said in Mobile interpreter station:
@dashrender said in Mobile interpreter station:
You could definitely purchase a rolling stand that had built in power for attached devices, but it will cost you an arm and a leg. That same unit could be setup to hold a laptop instead of a tablet if desired.
As for the speaker, find a laptop/tablet that has audio out and strap on some non-powered speakers assuming they are loud enough.. if not, you'd need to plug them in as well to the battery on the cart.
We had something like this a while back - The cart cost like $5000
I agree they are costly,.. this ,... well... isn't as much but a mile. I think it breaks out similar to;
- Stand - $90
- Anker Battery - $50
- Speaker - $30
- Misc Cable - $30
One thing this 'model' doesn't have is the pass through charging. So you have to charge them separate the first time, and any time the iPad battery is depleted. Pass through charging will help a good bit.
Or two batteries.
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What are you using for interpreter software? or are you connecting to a service through the iPad?
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@dashrender said in Mobile interpreter station:
What are you using for interpreter software? or are you connecting to a service through the iPad?
I believe a service; Cyracom
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@gjacobse said in Mobile interpreter station:
@dashrender said in Mobile interpreter station:
What are you using for interpreter software? or are you connecting to a service through the iPad?
I believe a service; Cyracom
We have a local company that sends interpreters to our office for this service.
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Thinking rather side ways - because why not. I wonder if the iPad could be replaced with a Raspberry Pi configuration running Android. Would be interesting to try - but - would it be a better solution? We are still in the throws of spinning up a MDM solution, so I see the current set up being a nightmare. We have a number of iPads,.. and from I was overhearing yesterday, seems some impropriety was going on.
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@gjacobse said in Mobile interpreter station:
There has to be a better way to do this - better than what is in place now.
Components:
- iPad with application
- external BT Speaker
- Anker dual USB A for power
- Five wheel post stand
This is used when / as needed for the Interpreter(s) when someone comes in for those with little or no English skills.
The stand seems janky, and using an iPad with external Bluetooth speaker just seems like points of multiple failures. Not to mention there are power issues, you need a battery bank with pass through charging so that it will all work.
While this is a medical environment, no O2 is used that I have seen,....
There are plenty of medical rolling stands around. Even some that have dedicated tablet holders that are much more sturdy than what you have currently.
Otherwise, Android devices come in a lot of different form factors. Including those that have built in vesa mount, wired ethernet, PoE and management options. For instance Philips D-line or multi-touch series screens.
If you put that on a rolling stand you have better mounting options and can go bigger as well.
It also good to know that it is quite easy to have a custom bracket manufactured that you can mount your stuff to. Stainless steel would be best for your environment.
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