Panasonic presents the new Toughbook F8 rugged business laptop, replacing the Toughbook F7. Panasonic Toughbook F8 comes with a Magnesium Alloy Case with Handle and is Drop- and Spill-resistant.

ToughBook F8 is powered by an Intel Core …

GETAC presents the B300 fully rugged laptop PC with MIL-STD 810F and IP54 compliance. It has a full magnesium alloy case, sealed ports and connectors, Shock-protected removable HDD, and is vibration & drop-shock resistant.

This GETAC B300 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Dup …

Sprint announced the new Motorola Renegade V950, the company’s newest Nextel Direct Connect phone. Motorola Renegade V950 is a mobile phone with an ultra rugged design that is certified to military specifications for dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain enabling users to …

German company Becker introduces at the IFA 2008 its Crocodile Traffic Assist Z 100 GPS navigation device. This mobile navigation device comes with a rugged look  and is water resistant.

This Becker Crocodile features a 4.3-inch widescreen color display, …

Olympus announced its new Stylus 1050SW, a rugged digital camera that is shockproof, waterproof and freezeproof. It features Olympus’ new Tap Control technology, which allows users to control the camera by a simple tap on its top, back or sides.

The Olympus Stylus 1050SW …

Verizon Wireless introduces the new G’zOne Boulder rugged mobile phone, that is built by Casio. Verizon’s G’zOne Boulder features a rugged design offering 810F standards for water, shock and dust resistance; immersion; vibration; salt fog; humidity; solar radiation; altitude; and low …

Samsung is launching the GT-B2700, a rugged candy bar phone that is resistant to water and dust. The GT-B2700 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE mobile phone with a 176 x 220 display, integrated music player, FM tuner, Bluetooth 2.0, 30MB internal memory and a microSD …

TrustedReviews has reviewed Panasonic’s ToughBook CF-U1, a rugged UMPC powered by Atom. The U1 is a fully rugged device like the ToughBook CF-19.

Powered by an Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor, the ToughBook CF-U1 has 1GB of memory, and 16GB or 32GB SSD drive. You can also expect a 5.6-inch touchscreen display, WiFi 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth, built-in 3G connectivity, GPS, and a 2 Megapixel webcam.

TrustedReviews‘ comments:
If you’re a field worker that needs a fully rugged machine, but doesn’t need a fully featured notebook, the CF-U1 will make a perfect companion. The Atom platform gives this device a decent amount of grunt, while the dual battery setup makes for impressive operation times. The hot swap battery is the icing on the cake, meaning that you won’t have to shut down in the middle of something important when you run out of juice.

The fully configurable nature also means that you can spec the CF-U1 with exactly what you need to get the job done. Ultimately, if you’ve been put off rolling out fully rugged ToughBooks to your team because of the high cost and heavy, bulky form factor, the CF-U1 is what you’ve been waiting for.

 

This is Algiz 10 rugged compact tablet PC. Algiz 10 is powered by Intel Core Duo Yonah 1.2 GHz ULV Processor, up to 2GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive. It has a 10.4-inch 1024×768 LCD touchscreen, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth and a CF …

Asus has built the new B51E laptop, “which possesses ruggedized design and is built for excellent performance and reliability.” The Asus B51E is powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors of which you can choose from T8300, T8100, T5850, or T5750, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 320GB hard drive and integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics.

The B51E comes with also a 14.37-inch widescreen LCD display, built-in webcam and WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth connectivity.

After the break you can find a video clip showing how tough is the B51E.