Motorola Solutions Inc. is betting tablet computers will be as popular with corporate users as they are with consumers.
The Schaumburg, Illinois -based company, which makes bar-code scanners for retailers as well as radios for emergency workers, on Monday launched its own Android-powered tablet. The ET1 tablet is more durable and features an optional barcode scanner and magnetic stripe reader, among other options, according to a press release.
Tablets are being used everywhere from airline cockpits to the sales floors at retailers. ABI Research estimates that corporate demand for tablets will soar to 115 million devices in 2016 from 3.6 million units this year.
Motorola said the tablet will sell for less than $1,000.
“The ET1 will enable store associates to leverage the sleek design and user experience of a tablet with the applications, durability, security, device management and lifecycle support that retailers require,” said Girish Rishi, corporate vice-president and general manager of mobile computing at Motorola Solutions, in the release. “The tablet's robust feature set also will meet the critical needs of mobile workers in other enterprise sectors such as manufacturing and logistics.”
The device was developed separately from Motorola Mobility, its Libertyville-based cousin that makes mobile phones and introduced the Xoom tablet in February. They split into separate companies in January.
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