Who makes DIAD?

[mixyo]

I highly doubt UPS designs and manufactures their own electronics. Who do they contract with to make the DIADs?

 

[degill7994]

The new Ines are made by Honeywell.

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[joeboodog]

The Orion compatible models are made by elfs in hollow trees and sprinkled with pixie dust. I think my morning meds have kicked in.

 

[Notretiredyet]

On that note I heard the NSA uses UPS software for their spying cause it works so well.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

The Orion compatible models are made by elfs in hollow trees and sprinkled with pixie dust. I think my morning meds have kicked in.

Dont take one of those little blue pills, by mistake. You dont want a stiff knee!

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Dont take one of those little blue pills, by mistake. You dont want a stiff knee!

Shhh... i stole em from your medicine cabinent...I can sell em on the street for $15 a pill! Lmao

 

[bleedinbrown58]

The Orion compatible models are made by elfs in hollow trees and sprinkled with pixie dust. I think my morning meds have kicked in.

They're sprinkled with something alright....lol

 

[Anonymous 11]

Mexicans made the fives. The four was made in Israel. I'd rather have my diad made by Israelis than Mexicans because they make really good stuff.

 

[Wally]

Diad 5 seems to be holding up. Only thing on my wish list is bigger lettering on the screen for those of us over 40.

 

[Cementups]

DIAD 4 was made by Symbol Technologies. DIAD 5 is made by Honeywell.

 

[jaker]

Diad 6 will be implanted in your body and will be fully operational by someone in a cubical

 

[9.5er]

Whats the deal with that stupid elastic strap on the back? Why is it permanently attached? Once they get stretched out they need to be replaced. I just cut them off and go with out. Hope the regular driver I'm covering for doesn't mind.

 

[9.5er]

Diad 6 will be implanted in your body and will be fully operational by someone in a cubical

Good let them clarify all those crappy signatures we get daily.

 

[joeboodog]

Whats the deal with that stupid elastic strap on the back? Why is it permanently attached? Once they get stretched out they need to be replaced. I just cut them off and go with out. Hope the regular driver I'm covering for doesn't mind.

So you're the one that cut the strap on my diad.

 

[Cementups]

Whats the deal with that stupid elastic strap on the back? Why is it permanently attached? Once they get stretched out they need to be replaced. I just cut them off and go with out. Hope the regular driver I'm covering for doesn't mind.

They are replaceable. I just had my OMS replace mine a couple weeks ago. You need to take the battery off to change it.

 

[9.5er]

So you're the one that cut the strap on my diad.

You shouldn't have stretched it out so much. Lol

 

[Jackburton]

They are replaceable. I just had my OMS replace mine a couple weeks ago. You need to take the battery off to change it.

Changed mine at least 4 times now as I like to be John Wayne with the strap. Take the cover off, remove the pin in the base and replace.

 

[Johney]

Anyone else have a problem with the DIAD 5 scanning Amazon packages? Seems it doesn't pick up the tracking bar code on their packages unless you hit it about 4 or 5 times. Always seems to pick-up the one under it first.

 

[Bagels]

UPS designs the DIAD, but outsources the manufacturing process, similar to Apple and its devices.

DIAD I, II and III were manufactured by Motorola.
DIAD IV was manufactured by Symbol Technologies. Symbol Technologies was later acquired by Motorola, and thus late-build DIAD IV models have Motorola's badge.
DIAD V is manufactured by Honeywell.

Some technical history on the DIAD, including the then-new DIAD IV:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/80369/UPS_to_spend_127M_on_tri_mode_wireless_driver_terminals

 

[scratch]

DIAD 1s were made in Japan by the Tappan Corp. The motherboards were fragile and prone to fail a lot. We had to find a phone to upload the data.

They let us take them home and practice with them when they first came out. Being the curious type, I took it apart to see how it was built. I also took a DIAD 4 apart in the office one evening to screw in a one of the scanner mounting screws that fell out.