Samsung’s latest Android tablet is a ruggedized model designed for business users, although I suppose the Galaxy Tab Active2 could also appeal to accident-prone home users or folks who want a tablet to take hiking or camping. Like the company’s Galaxy Active smartphones, the tablet is MIL-STD-810 certified for pressure, temperature, vibration, and drop protection. […]
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Earl Tablet is designed for the wild outdoors (rugged case, E Ink screen)
Looking for a tablet you can use while camping, sailing the seven seas, or working in remote locations? The Earl tablet isn’t necessarily the first rugged device designed for outdoor use, but it’s one of the most interesting options I’ve seen in a while. The tablet has a flexible E Ink display to make it […]
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Samsung could ship outdoor viewable Liquavista displays this year
If you’ve ever tried to use a laptop, iPad, or pretty much any other device with an LCD display outdoors on a sunny day, you know that most of today’s screens aren’t really designed for outdoor use. There’s no shortage of companies working on solutions, but one of the few that actually has a shot […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook ad shows 7 inch tablet in a good light
Research in Motion has put out the first 30 second TV spot for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and it does a pretty good job of showing the appeal of a 7 inch tablet with multitasking support. The commercial shows off the app-switching gesture support, which is probably one of the tablet’s key strengths. The tablet […]
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LG announces laptop display designed for outdoor use
Laptops are notoriously hard to use outdoors. Backlit displays are difficult to read in bright sunlight under the best conditions. And if you have a notebook with a glossy screen, you might as well be carrying around a mirror. But LG has announced a new technology that could be a game-changer. The company’s new LCD […]