This week, the company announced a new addition to its line, the BPL-10, though only minimal specifications were provided. According to Bluebird Soft, the device includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen, a numeric keypad with large keys, and the Windows CE 5.0 operating system.

Bluebird Soft's BPL-10
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Designed to accept payments anywhere securely, the BPL-10 will include mobile voice and data communications, the company says. Other hardware features were unstated but may be inferred from the pictures above: For example, the device appears to include both a magnetic stripe reader and an RFID reader.

Bluebird Soft's release also suggested that the BPL-10 will be part of the company's "printer-integrated product line." Therefore, we're guessing the device will also include a thermal receipt printer.

Further information

More information on the BPL-10 should become available on Bluebird Soft's BPL-10 product page.

Jonathan Angel can be reached at jonathan.angel@ziffdavisenterprise.com and followed at www.twitter.com/gadgetsense.

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