Built in battery so it doesn’t turn off when changing the external battery
this is on GOD the straight-up worst idea I've ever heard. Zebras have a battery swap feature where it goes into this SUPER low power mode giving you time to hot-swap the battery.
What do you do when the battery degrades? send it to zebra for a year?
What if the port is broken?
this is on god the worst thing I've ever heard lol.
The Apple iPod Touch is no longer the tool of choice for Target's store associates, as the retailer switches over to an Android mobile device.
www.retaildive.com
"Yet, according to the Gizmodo story, one of the biggest factors in Target’s adoption of the device may have been its easily removable and replaceable battery pack. Apparently, store associates equipped with previous devices didn’t have time to charge them and couldn’t easily swap out new batteries."
What's the reason when we don't even use cellular data?
good idea but I wonder how the tech would fair compared to the zebra one. they're considerably larger and use a lot more power if I remember correctly.
Rotatable or 2nd scanner on the back
another point of failure. scanner is fine as it is.
Customizable button to launch any app
this exists. target just doesn't bind the button to anything.
Wallow talkie (so the current ones can still be used)
Not the worst idea but I just don't like the idea of explaining something to a guest using my myDevice then hearing "ELECTRONICS COME IN"
Largest screen that’s in the same (or slightly larger) format as the current devices
agreed. larger screens with thinner bezels are a must.
Never going to happen.
As a backup not full time use
Cellular connectivity for thousands of devices as a "backup" is EXTREMELY expensive. That's why target Wifi is meant to be rock solid. Even during an outage, we have wifi for this exact reason.