Tablet PCs are being flooded into the market by most electronic giants and Panasonic is no exception. But it has its uniqueness - it is the only laptop manufacturer with military standards and dedicated to working in hostile environments, high temperature, etc.
Toughbook CF-H2 is a fully rugged tablet PC designed specifically for field workers. Setting new standards in ease of use, connectivity and productivity, the CF-H2 is an ideal tool for mobile and field workers helping them to stay productive, even in harsh environments by delivering constant access to their applications and business data. The lightweight, yet fully rugged tablet is ideal for field workers in utilities, logistics, automotive workshops, rail and aviation as well as sales personnel retail point of sales and market research.
The CF-H2 is ideal for field applications such as GIS, mobile CAD and powerful diagnostic tools. RAM has also been raised to 2 gigabyte standard, with up to 8 gigabyte optional, and a 160 gigabyte hard disk drive as standard with 128 gigabyte SSD as an option.
The CF-H2 is designed for mobile workers who need to multi-task whilst holding the device in one hand. Lightweight rugged design (approx. 1.58kg), with an easy-to-grab handle, the fanless device maintains a low surface temperature using its unique heat dissipation system and is available as a dual touch (digitizer and touchscreen) model.
For taking photos in the field, the CF-H2 Field features an optional auto focus, 2.0 megapixel camera with one high brightness LED light. There is an optional contactless smartcard / RFID reader. The Toughbook CF-H2 offers WLAN, 3G (optional), Bluetooth and GPS (optional) for navigation and job scheduling. The CF-H2 can operate for up to 6.5 hours running on Windows 7 by using the hot swappable, high-capacity twin-batteries.
(The writer is with Global Features and can be contacted at chandraguptaa@hotmail.com)