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Motorola DEFY is rugged Android candybar

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

The MILESTONE 2 isn't the only new Motorola Android phone around today; there's also the Motorola DEFY, a ruggedized MOTOBLUR device with a 3.7-inch touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. A bigger sibling to the North America-only Motorola i1, the DEFY is dust proof and water resistant, together with having a scratch proof glass screen. Read The Full Story

Panasonic Lumix FZ100, FZ40, FX700, LX5 and TS10 all get official

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

Panasonic has outed a full five new digital cameras in its Lumix range, including rugged models, HD-video capable shooters and the company's first full hybrid. The Panasonic Lumix FZ100 kicks things off, with a 14.1-megapixel sensor, Full HD video recording, 24x optical zoom and 11fps burst rates, while the Lumix DMC-FZ40 gets the same sensor and can shoot 720p HD AVCHD Lite video. Read The Full Story

Motorola i1 set to crash onto Sprint on July 25th

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [3]

Sprint has finally announced availability and pricing for their new, ruggedized Android smartphone, the Motorola i1. Set to land on the Nextel network come July 25th, the i1 packs a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera and 3G EVDO Rev.A, all in a chassis that's resilient to dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain. Read The Full Story

Magellan eXplorist rugged PNDs pack touchscreen & camera

Chris Davies, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Magellan has outed its latest hand-held GPS navigators, the eXplorist outdoor series. The Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 all have a 3.0-inch color touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, are waterproof and ruggedized. Photos are automatically geotagged and can be accompanied by voice notes. Read The Full Story

Getac rugged V100 tablet gets Core i7 update

Chris Davies, Jul 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Getac has updated its ruggedized convertible tablet PC, the Getac V100, with a 1.2GHz Intel Core i7 processor. That, the company claims, is good enough for a 47-percent performance boost over the last-gen model - in no small part thanks to Turbo Boost - making it the fastest dual-core ruggedized convertible on the market (a pretty small ecosystem, they must admit). Read The Full Story

Reviews

LaCie Rugged Safe 500GB HDD Review

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

With hardly a week passing without another case of misplaced data cropping up in the headlines, taking steps to secure the contents of mobile storage seems all the more topical. Into the fray steps LaCie’s Rugged Safe, a 500GB external hard-drive that promises not only basic bump protection but an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner paired with 128-bit AES hardware encryption. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Motion J3500 rugged tablet arrives [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Tablet manufacturer Motion Computing has outed their latest model, and while the J3500 rugged slate may not appeal to the same audience as the iPad (nor come in at quite the same price) that's not to say it's not an appealing machine in its own right. Packing a 12.1-inch WXGA touchscreen - with various types of touch support on offer - and a choice of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, the J3500 meets military specifications for bumps, drops and other rough treatment. Read The Full Story

Sonim XP3 Sentinel phone keeps lone workers safe

Shane McGlaun, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

Some people work all by themselves in situations where they are far from help and could be seriously injured. These folks need equipment that can stand up to harsh conditions to keep safe. Sonim has announced a new mobile phone that is designed specifically for workers alone in harsh conditions where injury is a daily risk. Read The Full Story

Panasonic Toughbook F9: lightest 14-inch notebook & rugged too

Chris Davies, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [4]

Panasonic have outed their latest rugged notebook, the Toughbook F9, a 14-inch machine that weighs a mere 3.6 pounds; that makes it the industry's lightest 14-inch notebook, despite the extra-sturdy build. Based around a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-520M processor with a 320GB hard-drive and optional Qualcomm Gobi WWAN, the F9 boasts up to seven hours runtime. Read The Full Story

Garmin GPSMAP 62 series updates a geocaching icon

Chris Davies, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

Garmin has taken the wraps off of their GPSMAP 62 series, an update to the popular GPSMAP 60 series. The new GPS handheld has a 2.6-inch sunlight-readable LCD display, high-sensitivity chipset with quad helix antenna, and up to 20hrs battery life; three variants will be on offer, ranging from the basic GPSMAP 62 with worldwide shaded-relief mapping, the GPSMAP 62s with a 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, a barometric altimeter and wireless connectivity, and the GPSMAP 62st with preloaded 100K topographic maps for the entire US. Read The Full Story

Motion F5v and C5v rugged tablets get Core i5 and i7

Chris Davies, May 19th 2010 Discuss [2]

The spread of Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 processors continues, with Motion's rugged tablet PCs the latest to pack the vPro chips. The Motion F5v and C5v both meet MIL-STD-810G and IP-54 standards - meaning you can get them wet or drop them and still keep working - but now have faster CPUs and up to 4GB of RAM. Motion reckon you'll see not only a 50-percent increase in performance but up to 30-percent increase in battery life. Read The Full Story

General Dynamics offers new Tadpole TOPAZ rugged notebook

Shane McGlaun, Apr 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

General Dynamics has offered up a new rugged notebook that is designed for the most grueling conditions that the military can throw at the machine. The new notebook is called the Tadpole TOPAZ and is designed to meet multiple military standards for ruggedness. Read The Full Story