DT Research has rolled out a new tablet computer that is meant for use in vehicles such as forklifts and boats. It is equipped with the following features ;

12" touch screen display

120GB hard drive/64GB Solid State Storage

Gigabit Ethernet

802.11a/b/g connectivity

Bluetooth connectivity

Optional UPS battery

It complies with MIL-STD-810F standards for shock and vibration protection, and also boasts IP 65 level of water and dust resistance. Sounds like the perfect hardcore computing tool to carry with you wherever you go, eh? The WebDT 520 will hit the streets this May, retailing from $2,600 upwards.

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Looking something like the love child of an OQO and an HTC Tilt, Sharp-Willcom's new D4 WS016SH UMPC is apparently the first of its type to have the new Atom Centrino fizzing away inside. That 1.3GHz Atom Z520 is matched with a five-inch LED back-lit 1024 x 600 touchscreen, 1GB of memory, a 40GB drive, 2 megapixel camera, wi-fi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. If that sounds like a lot in a tiny package then you'll like this: this Japan-only computer also runs Windows Vista Home Premium.

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TabletKiosk earlier last week revealed a rugged new Tablet PC, created in partnership with mobile computing company Getac. It is called the g840XT and you’ll find it will cost you in the neighborhood above $3,000.

The TabletKiosk g840XT is a 8.4-inch Tablet PC which combines a rugged design, shock mounted hard drive, GPS, sunlight readable display and a fanless system into one package for mobile workers in rough environments. It runs Windows XP Professional and offers as its chipset an Intel Stealey A110 ULV processor.

Other features of the g840XT include 1GB of RAM, 80GB of storage, 802.11 b/g wireless, Bluetooth 2.0 support and a variety of security guards like a smart card reader. It should be available now.

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You can once again get that feeling of what the next few lines are going to convey to you. Yes! It's another PMP being reviewed by us. But trust me one this one, it is a little bit too much for a PMP. Firstly, the 4.3 inch screen is so covetable, one would really need the very sight of it to sink in before reaching out to use the WVGA touch screen. There's also a cool 8 GB of internal flash memory stuffed into this one. Other features include a sexy 2 megapixel shooter, Bluetooth and DMB home television. This is a stunning PMP in the Market and is sure to act as a catalyst for a few more goodies to come from competitors.

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Microsoft is claiming to be able to push out a consumer version of its coffee table-cum-PC, Surface, within the next three years, lopping a couple of years off their original forecast of 2013. VP of Specialised Devices and Applicatiobs at MS, Tom Gibbons, told Fortune magazine:

"In the three-year time window, we absolutely see how to get there. If we can beat that, we'll try to beat that."

However, Gibbons admitted the company struggled to stick to their promise of having the $10,000 units shipped to business clients by the end of last year.

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Advantech isn’t exactly known for consumer related computers. While we don’t think this new Tablet PC fits the bill either, the recently released Mars-3100S seems to still be pretty cool none the less.

The Advantech Mars-3100S sports a 10.4-inch touchscreen display and is ready to go with Windows XP. It is targeted towards more rugged uses in environments like field and emergency services. It also offers optional built-in WLAN and Bluetooth for wireless connectivity.

Other features of the Mars-3100S include a fanless design, an optional 2.5-inch shockmounted hard drive, USB 2.0 and an AMD LX800 processor. No word on where it can be picked up.

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Here come Princeton's latest "tools", a couple "Pen Tablets":

Number one is called PTB-W1, what we have here is a wireless graphic tab featuring 16 programmable buttons, PC and MAC compatible, the release date is set for April in Japan and the price should be just below 20.000JPY (127€).

Some of the specifications:
-278x282x20mm and 595g
-wireless up to 30m away from the receiver
-1024 levels of pressure
-USB rechargeable battery
-autonomy of 16 hours
-the pen uses an AAA battery said to last 1 year

Second on the list is the PTB-DIP1, kind of a "notepad tablet" as you do write on a normal sheet of paper placed over the device, everything that you write is then stored in the 32Mb memory which can contain up to a hundred A4 type sheets. An SD card port makes for additional space and can be used to record voice as well.

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Panasonic has developed a small PC featuring Intel's new Intel Atom processor as a new lineup of its ToughBook industrial notebook PC series, which features high durability. The Panasonic ToughBook is expected to feature a 5.6-inch touch screen LCD and weigh less than 1kg. With its rear and side surfaces covered with resin as the TouchBook series predecessors. The new computer seems to employ an SSD (solid state drive) as a storage device in a bid to increase its shock resistance. It will also allow a battery life of more than 10 hours so that it can be operated all day outside, as well as allowing users to replace battery packs without switching it off.

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Here's a tough nut of a tablet PC from MobileDemand, known as the xTablet T8700. You get the following features that will be able to last up to seven hours before the battery requires a trip to the nearest power outlet.

Intel Core Duo ULV U2500 1.2Hz processor

2GB of DDR2 RAM

8.4" daylight-readable touch screen display (800 x 600 resolution)

80GB 2.5" hard drive/Solid-state disks in 8GB/16GB/64GB capacities

Networking: LAN -- Gigabit Ethernet WLAN -- 802.11a/b/g PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0 (optional)

Integrated fax/modem with RJ11 connector

2 x USB 2.0 host

1 x serial port

Docking connector

Microphone in and speaker out

CompactFlash Type II slot

PC Card slot, CardBus 2.1 compatible

The xTablet T8700 retails for $3,800 and ships with an operating system of your choice - Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or Windows Vista Business Edition.

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Bummer to everyone who just got their Modbook, what, two months ago? As with the inevitable tide of technology, Axiotron just upgraded the line, bumping the specs to 2.1 or 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo configs with 120 or 160GB drives. The price on the base model stays the same ($2,290), but the new 2.4GHz config will run you $2,480.

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The Fujitsu TeamPad 7500Ws tablet is one business terminal that, er, means business. It features the following :

624MHz PXA320 processor

1GB RAM

10.4" XGA touch screen display

WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity

CF memory card slot

290mm x 205mm x 25mm

970 grams

Looks set to be a Japan only device for this Windows CE 5.0 Professional Plus-powered tablet.

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A tablet is the only way to go if you’re a digital artist who does any kind of drawing or painting on your PC. (Even if you’re nothing more than a disembodied floating hand like in that product shot.) While Wacom is still the leader in this market it looks like Adesso, another tablet manufacturer, is going after the high-end Cintiq market. The CyberTablet M17 has a 17 inch LCD display and uses an electromagnetic stylus for input. It can detect up to 1024 different levels of input pressure and has an accuracy of +/- 0.5mm. With the bundled software you can pretty much do anything from drawing to photo touch-ups to capturing hand-written notes.

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Many companies are now figuring out the secrets of multitouch displays, and Sony has now developed one of their own. Their polysilicon film display uses integrated optical sensors (a la this Sharp, we believe) to support up to five points of contact on the device, or just enough for every finger on one hand...

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Dell Latitude XT tablet PC is the thinnest and one of the lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablets available. It is also the brightest in its category with an optional daylight viewing panel. The Dell Latitude XT is also the industry’s only sub-four-pound convertible tablet with pen and capacitive touch capability...

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Oh, your holiday shopping budget just took a turn for the worse, dinnit? We've gotten a slew of reports from sources all agreeing that Dell intends to launch its forthcoming Latitude XT tablet PC on the 11th ...

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