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GDI
A damp, freezing bright day is no match for the General Dynamics GD8000. It's watertight and tested to withstand temperatures between -22 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and DynaVue technology makes its screen viewable in direct sunlight.
Panasonic Toughbook 19
Panasonic recently updated its Toughbook 19, increasing its memory and adding a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor.
Panasonic Toughbook 30
The Toughbook 30 was also updated in January. It now has a touch-screen, increased memory and a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SL9300 processor.
Dell Latitude
Dell's Latitude E6500 XFR is constructed from the same material used to make ballistic armor. When powered down, it can survive drops from 4 feet to concrete.
Motion Computing
The 3.6-pound Motion Computing J3400 claims to have "the best outdoor display on the market."
Motion Computing
The slip-free surface on the back of the Motion Computing J3400 tablet helps to prevent drops.
Motion Tablet
The Motion Computing J3400 tablet can magnetically attach to a cableless Mobile Keyboard and FlexDock docking station.
Panasonic H1
Panasonic calls its Toughbook H1 a mobile clinical assistant. A stylus offers easy data input on the 10.4-inch screen.
Panasonic H1
An RFID comes standard with the Panasonic Toughbook H1, as does a digital camera and fingerprint reader.
Panasonic H1
The Panasonic H1 has a shock-mounted 80GB hard drive, but a handle and hand support nonetheless help prevent drops.
Adapx
The Santa Barbara, Calif., fire department uses a rugged pen-and-software solution from Adapx to report on conditions from the field.
Adapx
The Adapx OneNote pen digitizes each stroke of the pen on paper with a digital watermark. The pen stores what is written and the data can be uploaded through a USB port and shared with other members of a team.
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Dell, Panasonic, Motion Computing and General Dynamics Itronix are all competing for attention in the growing rugged computing space - which, in addition to laptops, convertible notebooks, UMPCs, tablets and smartphones, now even includes a rugged digital pen.
The desire for mobility is increasing, laptop shipments are exceeding desktops for the first time and government funds are poised to encourage development in industries—including construction and health care—that are benefiting from rugged mobile devices.
eWEEK is featuring just a handful of the products that have recently debuted or been updated. With competition increasing as more vendors join the space, durability is being improved, battery life is being extended—often through Intel technology—screens are becoming easier to read in all lighting conditions, and prices and weights are being whittled down.
Michelle Maisto