AIS has expanded its rugged tablet PC range with the all new AIS 10.4-inch Rugged Tablet PC. Featuring an aluminum-magnesium alloy construction with individually sealed ports, this tablet PC is specially designed for operating in generally extreme conditions and meets the military’s MIL-STD 810F standards for shock, vibration and drop resistance. The system itself is equipped with a 10.4-inch touch-sensitive sunlight readable LCD display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, up to 2GB RAM, a shock-mounted removable hard drive or compact flash, GPS, WiFi, WWAN, Bluetooth and a 6-cell battery. Price starts at $1,499. [Product Page via PCLaunches]
Kohjinsha has updated its EX netbook series by releasing the EX6 that comes equipped with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, an Intel 945GSE Express chipset, up to 2GB DDR2-533MHz RAM, a 11.6-inch touchscreen display with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, a 160GB 2.5-inch SATA 5400rpm HDD, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a DVD multi burner. Weighing at 1.7kg or around 3-pounds, the high-end model retails for 69,800 Yen, while the low-end model (without Bluetooth or fingerprint reader) for 59,800 Yen. [Engadget]
Word has it that the upcoming Apple Tablet will come in two versions, one with a webcam and the other version designed for education. The tablet looks like a giant iPhone with a home button and a 10-inch touchscreen display. It also has the same glossy plastic back as the iPhone. The upcoming Apple tablet will retail for between $700 to $900. Stay tuned for more updates. [Gizmodo]
If you’re planning on buying a new convertible tablet with a reasonable price, then check out this great offering from LogicBuy. Now you can own one of this Lenovo ThinkPad X200 convertible tablet for as low as $1,316.65 shipped (original price $2,034). So here’s what you get, a choice of either an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 1.2GHz or SL9400 1.86GHz processor, an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, up to 4GB DDR3, up to 320GB hard drive or 64GB SSD, a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, WiFi and Windows Vista OS. [Product Page via PCLaunches]
Apple Insider has reported that the 10-inch Apple Tablet will be officially released in 2010. Sadly, there is no info on pricing at this time. The highly anticipated Apple Tablet will offer a 10-inch multi-touch display, 3G, and will possibly include a contract with the mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless. [AppleInsider]
If you are searching for a brand new rugged tablet PC, then you can purchase the Duros 8404 that comes with an 8.4-inch sunlight-viewable SVGA touchscreen display, an Intel Atom processor, a solid-aluminum chassis, a hot-swappable battery and non-rotating compact flash drive. The tablet PC is specially designed for outdoor activity. The Duros 8404 comes with a LED sunlight-viewable display that provides a brightness level of 1,100 nit and a 120-degree viewing angle. There is no info on pricing so far, but I am sure it wont be cheap. [Press Release]
