Panasonic's first Android-based 'Toughpad by chocolate.boy 2012/06/20 06:48
Panasonic's first Android-based computer tablet designed for tough environments such as battlefields was unveiled Tuesday at a major regional telecom fair in Singapore.
It was the first time the "Panasonic Toughpad A1" was showcased in Asia, where company officials said there is a huge demand for such a rugged device.
It has already previewed in the United States and production will start later this year, company executives said.
Satoshi Mizobata, a director at Panasonic's Toughbook Asia Pacific Group, said the device is the firm's first rugged tablet computer using the Android operating system.
Previous Panasonic "toughpads" use Windows.
"It's military-type," Mizobata told AFP at the Panasonic booth at the CommunicAsia telecom trade expo that opened Tuesday. "It is water-proof, dust-proof and shock-proof."
The device weighs 0.97 kilogrammes and its 10.1-inch LCD display allows the user to read even under the sun while it is tough enough to withstand being dropped from a height of four feet (1.21 metres). It also has a nine-hour battery life.
Panasonic's first Android-based computer tablet designed for tough environments such as battlefields was unveiled Tuesday at a major regional telecom fair in Singapore.
It was the first time the "Panasonic Toughpad A1" was showcased in Asia, where company officials said there is a huge demand for such a rugged device.
It has already previewed in the United States and production will start later this year, company executives said.
Satoshi Mizobata, a director at Panasonic's Toughbook Asia Pacific Group, said the device is the firm's first rugged tablet computer using the Android operating system.
Previous Panasonic "toughpads" use Windows.
"It's military-type," Mizobata told AFP at the Panasonic booth at the CommunicAsia telecom trade expo that opened Tuesday. "It is water-proof, dust-proof and shock-proof."
The device weighs 0.97 kilogrammes and its 10.1-inch LCD display allows the user to read even under the sun while it is tough enough to withstand being dropped from a height of four feet (1.21 metres). It also has a nine-hour battery life.
Someone 2012/06/20 13:10
Good news for those who want to buy android based computer tablet. Tablets going to b more cheap because so many companies is in tablet market now.
Good news for those who want to buy android based computer tablet. Tablets going to b more cheap because so many companies is in tablet market now.
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