Tag: Rugged
ThinkPad X130e Mini Review: Built Like a Tank, Ready for School
Lenovo is most often known for their ThinkPad business systems, but the company also offers a number of systems aimed at the education market, like the ThinkPad X130E. The X130E is a much tougher model of the ThinkPad X120E which I reviewed last year, and is well equipped to handle the hazards of the classroom. While it [...]
The Key to Unlocking the Secret to HP’s Elite Tough
HP invited a number of foreign and domestic press to tour its campus in Houston, Texas where HP notebooks are designed and engineered. On the first day, upon arrival, HP left a welcome kit that introduces the theme of the three-day tour: HP’s Making of Elite, which will highlight not only the technological innovations behind [...]
General Dynamics Itronix GD8200 Survives 35 Tests Including Shake & Bake
General Dynamics Itronix has just announced a new fully rugged notebook designed for users that need a rugged notebook that goes the extra mile, and most importantly the last mile. The General Dynamics Itronix GD8200 is a fully rugged notebook designed to withstand 35 environmental tests including MIL-STD-810G, IP65, and UL 1604. The new GD8200 is designed for military, first [...]
Dell Latitude E6420 XFR and ATG Bring Rugged Power to Police and Professionals
Dell has just announced the Dell Latitude E6420 XFR fully rugged notebook and the Dell Latitude E6420 ATG semi-rugged notebook with the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors and discrete graphics. These rugged and semi-rugged notebooks aren’t just designed to be standalone tools, but rather full solutions for users that need to meet specific needs such as mobile digital forensics [...]
Panasonic Announces Toughbook 53 w/ Sandy Bridge and Updates Toughbook 52 Rugged Notebooks
Panasonic has just announced the new Toughbook 53 and an update to the Toughbook 52 rugged notebooks. The Panasonic Toughbook notebooks are designed to go into conditions that would make other break into pieces. If you aren’t familiar with the Toughbook line, it has some of the ruggedest notebooks on the market — these notebooks [...]
Dell Latitude E6320 and Latitude E5420 Hands On
The Dell Latitude E Family of notebook was launched last month with a collection of great business class looks and features. We just got the Dell Latitude E5420 in for a full review, but we wanted to share this comparison between the E5420 and the smaller Dell Latitude E6320 which one of our local readers brought to [...]
After Laptops for Kids Craze, Kineo Focuses on Tablets for Kids
While there has been an increasing number of tech toys designed for kids such as laptops like the Toshiba L635, a company called Brainchild is now focusing on the tablets designed for youth called the Kineo tablet. The rugged tablet–at least rugged enough to handle the abuse of children–runs the Android operating system and is [...]
Trident Case Announces Kraken Series of Rugged Case for Smart Phones and the iPad
Trident Case announced the release of a new line of rugged protective cases for the Apple iPhone 4, iPad, HTC Droid Incredible, and the Samsung Galaxy S and Vibrant smart phones. These cases are intended to be extremely durable and protective. They come in nine different colors with mostly black silicone and colorful highlights.The case [...]
Rugged Notebooks Introduces Eagle Series
Rugged Notebooks makes just what the name suggests notebook computer for the demanding work place, like the military, police and fire, or anyplace where a typical computer might not last. They are announcing the Eagle series. These ruggedized notebook computers will start at $1,695. They meet the FBI user-authentication guidelines allowing users to access the [...]
Algiz XRW Rugged Notebook Announced
Today, Sweden-based Handheld Group announced the newest addition to their rugged computer lineup, the Algiz XRW. The company claims that this 10.1-inch notebook “redefines the world of rugged mobile computing.” The Algiz XRW is a full-featured notebook that runs Windows 7 Ultimate. However, unlike most other notebooks, this one can supposedly handle extreme environments. The [...]
