August 2019

Estone Technology is a Toledo, Ohio based provider of OEM/ODM solutions focussing on tablet and Panel PC products. Estone offers about a dozen different tablet platforms of various sizes, some targeted at medical markets, others as general purpose rugged tablets for various industrial and vertical markets. RuggedPCReview.com examined the Estone MJ-100 rugged 10-inch Android tablet with special emphasis on flexibility and suitability for OEM customers, resellers, and turnkey solutions providers. [See full review of the Estone Technology MJ-100 rugged Android tablet]

Full review: Estone MJC-100 10-inch rugged Windows tablet
Estone Technology is a Toledo, Ohio based provider of OEM/ODM solutions focussing on tablet and Panel PC products. Estone offers about a dozen different tablet platforms of various sizes, some targeted at medical markets, others as general purpose rugged tablets for various industrial and vertical markets. RuggedPCReview.com examined the Estone MJC-100 rugged 10-inch Windows tablet with special emphasis on flexibility and suitability for OEM customers, resellers, and turnkey solutions providers. [See full review of the Estone Technology MJC-100 rugged Windows tablet] -- Posted Monday, August 19, 2019 by chb

US Navy will scrap touchscreen controls on its destroyers
Sometimes there is just too much of a good thing. USNI News reported that the US Navy, which usually jumps on emerging technology, is taking a step back. The Navy will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months, after the fleet overwhelmingly said they prefer mechanical controls to touchscreen systems in the aftermath of the fatal USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) collision. Anyone who's ever fumbled with car touch screens where a no-look switch or knob would have been so much better can likely relate. [See Navy Reverting DDGs Back to Physical Throttles, After Fleet Rejects Touchscreen Controls] -- Posted Friday, August 16, 2019 by chb

Full review: Winmate M133K 13.3-inch high performance rugged tablet
Winmate was one of the first to come out with a large screen rugged tablet designed for those who need to do serious Windows work in the field. We reviewed the Winmate M133K, the newest member of the company's 13.3-inch tablet line. It's a feature-rich, high-performance professional computing tool for the field, one with an excellent display, full-shift-plus battery life, extensive connectivity, industrial-grade scanning and data collection options, all in a 5.3 pound package that's just 1.2 inches thick. [See full review of the Winmate M133K rugged 13.3-inch tablet] -- Posted Monday, August 12, 2019 by chb

Review: Teguar TRT-A5380-10S rugged Android tablet
Tablets fill a unique role. Bigger and roomier than even the biggest phones, but not as cumbersome and bulky as laptops can be. Consumer tablets won't do in the field, so there's a need for something that's much tougher and much more durable, without being too thick or weighing too much. And that's exactly what Teguar's 10-inch 2-pound TRT-A5380-10S tablet offers. [See review of the Teguar TRT-A5380-10S rugged Android tablet] -- Posted Monday, August 5, 2019 by chb

Full review: DT Research DT340
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fastest of them all? For now, in PassMark v9, that would be DT Research's big 14-inch DT340T tablet/2-in-1 mobile powerhouse computer. Equipped with optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 discrete graphics, the 7+ pound über-tablet crushed our prior benchmark record by a good margin. Add to that an excellent 2-in-1 implementation, massive 182 watt-hour onboard battery capacity (good for up to 39 hrs in our testing), vast connectivity, plus a very bright display, and we're talking mobile workstation territory here. [See full review of the DT Research DT340T] -- Posted Thursday, August 1, 2019 by chb

San Benedetto aims to improve digital processes with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK devices
San Benedetto, a leading company in the non-alcoholic beverage sector in Italy, has issued its production line employees with 65 Panasonic TOUGHBOOK A2 10.1-inch fully rugged tablets for use in its factories. The company, with 2,000 employees globally, operates in more than 100 countries and has a production capacity of 4.6 billion bottles per year. [See Panasonic media release] -- Posted Thursday, August 1, 2019 by chb