July 2019

Durabook Americas, Inc.has unveiled the Z14I fully rugged laptop, engineered for the extreme conditions faced by military and field service personnel around the globe. The sleek design of the Z14I features an unprecedented range of built-in customization possibilities, proprietary DynaVue® technology, 14-inch Full HD sunlight readable multi-touch display, and hot-swappable battery technology for non-stop power. [See Durabook Americas media release]

Full review: Zebra ET56 enterprise Windows tablet
Business customers often face a difficult decision when shopping for tablets. Inexpensive (but fragile) consumer tablets? Tough (but heavy and expensive) fully rugged tablets? Many are looking for something in-between those two. And that's where Zebra's ET51/ET56 Enterprise tablets come in. RuggedPCReview took a detailed look at the surprisingly light and compact 8.4-inch Zebra ET56 Windows tablet and found much to like. [See full review of the Zebra ET56 Enterprise Tablet] -- Posted Friday, July 26, 2019

Getac and Microsoft support scientific expedition
Getac and Microsoft have teamed up to provide technological equipment to support Progretto Wonderfull, a scientific expedition by sea and by land along Italy's seven coasts, whose aim it is to raise awareness of environmental sustainability and responsibility. In the project video, Getac's popular V110 notebook convertible makes several appearances. [See Progetto Wonderfull video] -- Posted Friday, July 26, 2019

Panasonic equips exploration expedition Under The Pole III with rugged mobile devices
Panasonic, Europe's leading rugged computing device provider, has equipped the scientific underwater exploration expedition "Under the Pole III" with TOUGHBOOK 33 devices. The Under The Pole expedition team is crossing the polar seas from the Arctic to the Antarctic on board the polar schooner, "WHY", in order to explore the biodiversity of the ocean twilight zone and push the boundaries of underwater exploration. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Friday, July 26, 2019

Full review: Estone Technology MDK-100 rugged hard handle tablet
Estone Technology is a Toledo, Ohio based provider of OEM/ODM solutions focussing on tablet and Panel PC products. Estone offers about a dozen different tablet platforms of various sizes, some targeted at medical markets, others as general purpose rugged tablets for various industrial and vertical markets. RuggedPCReview.com examined the Estone MDK-100 rugged 10-inch Windows hard handle tablet with special emphasis on flexibility and suitability for OEM customers, resellers, and turnkey solutions providers. [See full review of the Estone Technology MDK-100] -- Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2019

RuggON's new rugged Android tablet: first impressions
After Apple put the capacitive tablet form factor on the map with the launch of the iPad in 2010, rugged computing equipment manufacturers were quick to launch rugged Android tablets. They initially didn't catch on as expected. In the meantime, Android's commanding smartphone marketshare has renewed interest in rugged Android tablets, and here are our impressions of RuggON's newly launched SOL PA501. [See description, analysis and specs of the RuggON PA501 rugged Android tablet] -- Posted Saturday, July 20, 2019

Zebra introduces Android ultra-rugged tablet with superior flexibility and durability
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today introduced its new high-performance L10 Android ultra-rugged tablet. It is part of Zebra's extensive portfolio of government and enterprise tablets as well as purpose-built mobile computers for the rigors of challenging warehouse, manufacturing, construction and field operations environments. [See Zebra media release] -- Posted Thursday, July 18, 2019

Zebra blog: Ask the expert: What is a Nit? And what is it not?
If you’ve ever shopped for a rugged tablet, laptop or even a regular TV before, you’ve probably seen the term “nit” in some variation (nits, Nit, Nits, NIT, NITS, NITs, etc.) on a product webpage or spec sheet. But do you know what it means? Not everyone does. And so Zebra's blog team asked rugged mobility expert Kyp Walls to help the set the record straight on this confusing, but commonly used term, in their latest installment of “Ask the Expert.” [Read Zebra blog: Ask the expert: What is a Nit? And what is it not?] -- Posted Monday, July 15, 2019

DURABOOK expands 11 Inch rugged tablet line with R11L
Durabook Americas, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Twinhead International Corporation, today announced an expansion of its 11-inch rugged tablet portfolio. The brand currently offers the ultra-rugged U11, which meets the needs of workers in the most extreme environment, like those found in the military and public safety, as well as the higher performance R11, which features 8th Generation Intel® Core processors, ideal for complex computing and graphics needs often found in markets like oil and gas, and field service. [See Durabook Americas media release] -- Posted Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Full review: Handheld Group Nautiz X6 rugged Android phablet
Users love big screens and the look and feel and power of a modern smartphone. But they don't want to baby their device and stick it in a case. With the Handheld Group's tough and rugged Nautiz X6, customers don't have to. We reviewed the 6-inch, 13.4-ounce, Android 8-based and Snapdragon 626 octa-core powered Nautiz6 in detail and found much to like. It's a smooth, elegant and very functional IP67-sealed device with a USB-C port, powerful externally accessible battery, uBlox GNSS, card slot, and available Honeywell imager via expansion port. [See full review of the Handheld Group Nautiz X6] -- Posted Monday, July 8, 2019