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Rugged PCs don’t always excite us. It’s not that we don’t appreciate being able to take a notebook or a small form factor PC into the field and subject it to the elements, but all too often these so-called rugged rigs lose our attention when we find ou…
Despite being Handheld’s smallest and lightest rugged handheld PDA yet, the company claims its new Nautiz X3 was designed with field work in mind. Towards that end, the tough and rugged PDA comes ready to withstand drops from 1.8 meters and can operate…
Intel has gone back to the drawing board and improved the design of its clamshell Classmate PC. Among the improvements are increased battery life, improved ruggedness, better water resistance, and additional anti-microbial protection.
“What can survive…
We’ve been hearing chatter that MSI is getting ready to roll out a line of ruggedized motherboards and videocards, though details beyond that are disappointingly sparse.
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LaCie has expanded its lineup of USB 3.0-enabled external hard drives (maybe because the Rugged USB 3.0 mobile hard drive it launched in late April had begun pining for siblings). The Minimus and Rikiki are the company’s latest USB 3.0-powered…
Stealth Computers, which specializes in tough technology products, has released a new rugged, “vandal resistant” plank with a built-in trackball and adjustable backlit keys.
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You can now add “rammer resistant” to the list of rugged marketing bullets attached to Panasonic’s Toughbook UI handheld computers.
If you’re not up to snuff on your Construction 101 course, a rammer is a sort of jackhammer with a flat surface that, am…
Panasonic this week introduced several upgrades to its existing Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet PC, including the addition of an Intel Core i5 540UM processor clocked at 1.2GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.0GHz).
Other features include 2GB of DDR3 memory (expandable to 8GB), a 10.4-inch LED backlit touchscreen display, 160GB SATA hard drive (optional 128GB SSD), 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, two USB 2.0 ports, SD card slot, and other ho-hum specs.
The real selling point here is the rugged design. According to Panasonic, the Toughbook 19 exceeds the MIL-STD-810G certification and can withstand a six-foot drop. The hard drive is shock-mounted and the magnesium alloy case has been certified for all kinds of nasty conditions, such as sand storms and heavy rain.
The Toughbook 19 is available now starting at $3,400 street.
Image Credit: Panasonic