Onset Computer Corporation Announces Miniature Data Logger for Underwater Temperature Monitoring

BOURNE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2006--
New TidbiT(R) v2 data logger features 12-bit resolution, compatibility with waterproof data shuttle

Onset Computer Corporation, a leading supplier of battery-powered data loggers, today announced the TidbiT v2, a compact data logger for underwater temperature monitoring applications.

Offering higher resolution and increased memory capacity over the company's original TidbiT data logger, the new TidbiT v2 provides reliable temperature measurements at depths of up to 1000 feet.

"With the TidbiT v2, we have been able to leverage the durability and accuracy of our original TidbiT logger - which has become an industry-standard in a number of markets - and enhanced it to offer more capability to ecologists and other researchers," said Paul Gannett, Onset product marketing manager. "And, by adding compatibility with our new HOBO Waterproof Shuttle, TidbiT users now have a way to quickly and easily offload data in the field, even when the logger is wet."

Other new features include:

-- Fast, reliable data offload via a high-speed optic-USB interface

-- Battery status check

-- Long-life battery (5 years typical)

For plotting and analyzing water temperature data, Onset offers HOBOware(R) software, a highly intuitive graphing and analysis software package for PC and Mac computers. HOBOware provides a user-friendly graphical user interface and enables users to quickly and easily plot, analyze and print data files, as well as export data to spreadsheet programs.

The TidbiT v2 is currently available from Onset and is priced at $119. The optic-USB base station, HOBO Waterproof Shuttle, protective boots, and HOBOware software are priced separately. Please visit http://www.onsetcomp.com for more details.

ABOUT ONSET

Onset Computer Corporation has been producing small, inexpensive, battery-powered data loggers and embedded controllers since 1981, and has sold over 1,000,000 loggers that are used throughout the world by over 50,000 customers. The company manufactures a broad range of data logger and weather station products that are used to measure temperature, humidity, light intensity, voltage, and a broad range of other parameters. Onset products are used in a wide range of research, commercial, industrial, and educational applications.