Motion Computing today announced the J3500, an incremental update to one of our favourite slate Tablet PCs, the J3400.

The new Motion J3500 includes:

• Intel Core i7 and i5 processors- up to 40% performance improvement over the already fantastic J3400 performance
• Optional Corning Gorilla Glass – 5 times stronger than other Tablet PC screens
• Optional Wacom multi-touch and active digitizer screen

The J3500 is backward compatible with existing J3400 accessories. Check out the Gottabemobile.com video review here.

We recently made the call that the Motion J3400 has the best outdoor display that we’ve seen to date. It’s time to retract that statement…

Motion Computing have now included their market leading display on the F5 and C5 Tablet PCs.

So now the J3400, C5 and F5 can all be shipped with the remarkable Hydis AFFS+ screen technology. The Hydis screen allows you to have a clear view in direct sunlight without the need for major battery draining backlighting.

That means:

• Awesome indoor and outdoor viewing
• Wide viewing angles
• Maximum battery life

This technology is a huge leap for Tablet PCs and it goes a long way to solving two of the biggest hurdles for Tablet PC deployments – battery life and screen viewing.

For a detailed explanation of screen brightness and outdoor screen technology, read out may post here.

We’ve been using the J3400 with the Hydis AFFS+ display for a few months now and we’re still impressed.

It’s great to see that Motion Computing are continuing to invest in their technology. We also expect to see new products and developments on the horizon from them.

Read the motion press release here.

Motion Computing claim that their new J3400 has the best outdoor display on the market. That’s a big claim to make, so we had to check it out for ourselves.

Verdict: J3400 has the best outdoor display on the market.

How? Motion have adopted a technology called Hydis AFFS+ for the J3400. According to Motion, that creates a reflective and a transflective area in the display. So when you’re outside with the J3400, the sun is actually working for you, and not against!

Of course, the colour on the display do wash out when you’re in direct sun, but while other displays struggle, the J3400’s Ultraview Anywhere display is still extremely viewable.

What we found is that you do not have to have the display at full brightness to see the screen outside, and that allows you to significantly extend your operational battery life.

Example 1: J3400 compared to Toshiba M700 with anti-glare coating in direct sunlight.

Example 2: Compared to a gateway notebook PC:

These photos come from the comprehensive Rugged PC Review article. Here’s what they had to say about the J3400’s display:

“The J3400 display’s outdoor performance is simply superb. The perfect viewing angle from all directions means you never have to tilt and angle the tablet to see what’s on the screen. The display itself absolutely excels in eliminating unwanted reflection or diffusion. Where other displays appear matte or milky or are overcome with reflections, the J3400′s stays perfectly readable. In head-on, direct sunlight the display is still readable, here thanks to the inner reflectance of the Hydis LCD."

Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, Editor-in-Chief
RuggedPCReview – www.ruggedpcreview.com

Out tip: This is the biggest development in field computing since the Tablet PC came to market.

Motion J3400 is a really awesome step forward in field rugged Tablet PCs from Motion computing. We love it for 3 main reasons:

1. Amazing outdoor display – best available right now
2. Dual battery setup
3. 3G/Next G with GPS.

Cheek out our outdoor video review here: