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Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 review
Reviews Its ruggedised casing is one factor contributing to the CF-52's weight — at 3.3kg, it's unlikely you'll want to carry it very often or very far. Despite its 'semi-ruggedised' classification, the Toughbook CF-52 is a seriously solid-looking notebook.
[April 30, 2008, 13:55]
Living with the Eee for a week
Blog Yes, we are used to paying a lot more for ruggedised gear, but if it's in your bag all the time… well, cheap electronics aren't tough. As far as I can see, none of these subnotebooks is ruggedised. I know a lot of people are always encumbered - and...
[June 2, 2008, 15:50]
Photos: Dell Latitude XFR E6400 review
Reviews Latitude E6400 XFR is a specialised model: it's a 'fully ruggedised' system designed to cope with 'pounding rain, blowing dust and dirt, extreme temperatures, accidental drops and more'. Dell's Latitude notebooks range in size from 12.1in...
[September 14, 2009, 16:40]
OLPC laptop goes into mass production
News The One Laptop per Child organisation has announced that its ruggedised laptop, the XO, is going into mass production. The laptop will be manufactured in Shanghai by Quanta. The production line will be turned on in August for testing procedures...
[July 23, 2007, 18:08]
Panasonic CF-T8
Blog But there is a little more to the range than that, and the ‘business ruggedised’ line includes a number of machines aimed at the besuited business traveller who needs a little more solidity in their notebook than usual crop of machines can provide.
[October 28, 2009, 6:48]
Paramedics Use Tablet PCs to Send Patient Information to Hospitals During "Golden Hour"
White Papers Using "Ruggedised" mobile tablet PCs and the Windows XP operating system, the solution works both on standard public mobile networks and TETRA. Healthcare authorities in Ireland and Dubai are commissioning mobile solutions in ambulances to help...
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
OLPC to make XO laptop commercially available
News The One Laptop per Child scheme has announced that it will make its ruggedised laptops available in the US for a limited time period. The XO laptop, designed for use as an educational tool in developing countries, will be available under a scheme...
[September 24, 2007, 17:17]
Panasonic Toughbook CF-W5 review
Reviews In fact, its metallic case is rather eye-catching, and if you didn’t know it was 'semi-ruggedised' you’d think it was an ordinary ultraportable system. The Toughbook CF-W5 does not at first, or even second, glance seem particularly rugged — and to...
[February 6, 2007, 15:23]
Average performance but meets needs
Member Review An industrial (or ruggedised) version or customised transparent case that facilitated use outside of the office environment would be useful. This is the only tablet PC so far that has reasonable size & weight -- the others are all too big and heavy.
[July 20, 2004, 11:42]
Microsoft Developers Conference: MS looks forward to new PC types
News Maritz showed a Windows NT Workstation-based ruggedised ticketing booth for the New York subway that is bullet-proof and water-proof, a flat-screen PC for the kitchen that can check and forward telephone messages, a PC-based 'total sensory...
[November 6, 1996, 14:39]
Dell launches rugged educational netbook
News It can also be differentiated from the manufacturer's Inspiron Mini 9, Mini 10 and Mini 10v by the fact it is ruggedised for school use. Dell has launched a new 10-inch-screened netbook for the educational sector: the Latitude 2100.
[May 19, 2009, 16:52]
Nokia targets firms with smart RFID kit
News Each unit consists of two shells that each fit to a Nokia 5140 -- a ruggedised handset designed for outdoor use -- giving it RFID-reading functionality. Nokia has begun selling a product that turns one of its mobile phone models into a radio...
[February 22, 2005, 16:10]
Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy
News Microsoft corporate vice president Will Poole told Reuters last week that the software giant is working on a stripped-down version of Windows XP to run on the ruggedised laptops destined for schoolchildren in developing countries.
[October 29, 2007, 8:15]
Sun focus may lead Tadpole into calmer waters
News Always best known for its ruggedised mobile PCs, Tadpole plans to cancel all Intel-based products and concentrate on units based on Sun's Sparc processor and running the Solaris flavour of Unix. Struggling UK notebook PC maker Tadpole Technology...
[February 11, 1998, 16:28]
Comdex Spring: iTronix 6250 Pro notebook - it's tough
News The new iTronix 6250 Pro "ruggedised" notebook. How would you like a notebook that could be run over by a tank? A luminescent keyboard so you could compute in the dark? How about if it also had a touch screen and wireless CDPD (Cellular Digital...
[April 21, 1999, 6:35]
CeBIT 2002: Mira gets rugged and magnetic
News Ballmer also showed off a 'ruggedised' Mira device created by Tatung. At this week's CeBIT trade fair, Philips and Tatung are showing off some of the first products based on the Mira tablet device, first promoted by Microsoft at last year's...
[March 13, 2002, 16:08]
Handset maker iMate closes, according to reports
Blog The last handset to be announced by the company was the ruggedised 810F smartphone, unveiled at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The mobile phone company iMate has, according to reports, shut down.
[September 18, 2009, 16:22]
Second open Linux phone on sale
News For $300 (£149), applications developers can buy a base kit, including the phone and its standard accessories, while the advanced kit — a so-called "Hacker's Dream Box" costing $450 (£223) — also includes a debug board and cable, tools and a...
[July 9, 2007, 12:08]
Australia brings telecoms to indigenous communities
News The phones will be housed in ruggedised casings and are destined for "shared public use", operated with prepaid cards. The Australian government has announced a slew of grants to projects which it hopes will extend communications coverage to remote...
[September 10, 2007, 12:08]
Orange push email trial nearly complete
News It was important for us to be able to use the technology on a variety of different devices, from ruggedised handsets through to BlackBerry devices, using a .Net framework," said Connell. A London borough used as a Microsoft showcase has almost...
[March 22, 2006, 11:30]
