On 9/02/2012 12:01 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
SDG systems launched a new Ubuntu based tablet called 'Trimble Yuma'
which is specially designed for the U.S. military. The Yuma is an
ultra rugged Linux tablet, which can survive military's challenging
work environment and can also safeguards confidential software and
information. It is dustproof, sandproof, mudproof and withstands
humidity and extreme temperature. We all know Android and iOS rule
the tablet market worldwide. But Linux tablets are shaping up in it
is own way to compete in this niche branch of tablet market.
..
Yuma is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and runs on Ubuntu
10.04 LTS Netbook Edition Linux operating system. It features a 7
inch touchscreen display capable of reading even in sunlight. It has
a magnesium alloy case, two camera, 32 GB or 80 GB solid state drive
for storage and an ExpressCard slot for expanding storage capacity.
It also sports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. This ruff and tuff high
performing Linux tablet comes with a huge price tag of $3,695.
<http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Ruff_n_Tuff_Linux_Tablet_for_Military_-nid-105284-cid-31.html>
I opened the link and thought "Wait! Trimble has had them out for ages,
just in yellow!" then I saw the Trimble logo and realised it's just the
Linux variant. I've been involved with deploying the windows variants in
a mining environment and I can attest to how insanely rugged they are.
Sure it's a bit of a price when compared to consumer grade gear, but you
don't really want to put an iPad in a mining environment unless you
consider them disposables.
-Andrew
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