Only one month ago we saw Panasonic announce the new Toughbook FZ-M1 Rugged Windows 8 Tablet at CES 2014. On Friday, we got some hands on time with an actual pre-production Toughbook FZ-M1. Take a look at our pictures below! The FZ-M1 is fills a big gap in the rugged Windows 8 tablet market. Many …Read more
7” Toughbook FZ-M1 – Rugged Windows 8 tablet announced at CES
In amongst the piles of 7” and 8” Windows 8 tablets announced at this weeks Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is a new 7” Panasonic Toughbook. Typically small rugged tablets have had to use an Intel Atom processor, making them a poor choice for all but the simplest jobs. This new Toughbook is …Read more
Panasonic ToughPad FZ-G1–Outdoor Screen viewing Vs iPad
There is a very thorough review of the rugged Panasonic ToughBook FZ-G1 over at RuggedPCReview.com. While reading through, the following image really stood out: Consumer tablet screens have come a long way since the early days of iPad. Most manufacturers have adopted direct bonding, wide viewing IPS and higher brightness displays. As you can see, …Read more
First Rugged Windows 8 Tablet goes to Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1
Panasonic have announced a new rugged Windows 8 tablets coming this quarter called the Toughpad FZ-G1. We got some hands on time with the G1 yesterday and are finally impressed by a Toughbook tablet! Toughbooks like the legendary CF-18 and CF-19 have an extremely good name in sectors like mining and utilities. When it came …Read more
Rugged Tablets and Windows 8
A customer in the building industry told me that they surveyed similar companies around Australia to see what tablets they used. Out of the companies that used iPads on average they replaced two a year through on site damage. When you compare that to a rugged tablet like the Motion F5t with its three year …Read more
