Panasonic Toughbook UMPC Coming on Wednesday

June 23rd, 2008

Panasonic is going to release a rugged Toughbook mini tablet PC with Intel’s Atom processor on Wednesday, PC Advisor reports.

Prototype versions of the mini Toughbook have a touch-sensitive 5.6-inch screen and a QWERTY keyboard.

It was reported earlier that Panasonic’s Atom-based rugged mobile computer is actually an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), which weighs 2.2 pounds and is Windows Vista compatible.

The device is claimed to be extremely shock- and weather-resistant.

Currently there is no information on pricing and availability.

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In Tablet PC, Laptop News, Rugged Notebooks, Panasonic

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