Panasonic has two tablets announced that will take a beating. In addition, the housing is protected against water and dust, and several security features present. There will be a 7″version and a 10″version.
The manufacturer has its series of rugged tablets, Toughpad called. The 10″version comes first and runs on a 1.2 GHz dualcoreprocessor of Marvell. In addition, 1GB ram and 16GB storage built in, and there is optional support for lte or wimax. Photos can be shot with a 5-megapixel camera, while a 2-megapixelfrontcamera is present for video calling. The software is based on Android 3.2 Honeycomb.
Panasonics news tablets are IP65 and MIL-STD-810 certification is inherited, which means that the device from shocks, dust and splashes file. Because of the built-in security features, such as encryption at the hardware level, it is also FIPS 140-2 certification are distributed, what the device suitable for use in the government.
The manufacturer focuses with the tablets on the industry. That also shows the optional credit card reader, which in the tablets is to get. This is primarily intended for retailers. There will also be keyboards, and printers available on the Toughpads can be connected.
The Panasonic A1, with a 10″screen, comes up as the first available. In the spring of 2012, the device must be available, including in the Netherlands. The suggested retail price is 850 euros, excluding vat. For a 3g model should be almost 1000 euros excluding vat to be paid, which Panasonic the tablet is considerably higher praise than most tablets on the market. It is still unknown when the B1, with 7″screen, released is and what it should cost.
In the past summer, it announced that Panasonic also a solid Android tablet in its Toughbook series. Also this 10″tablet is intended for the business market, and is resistant to shocks, dust and splashes.
