Rain Or Shine, Rugged Tablet Pc Works

it's an industrial work site or against the forces ofshould happen to become lost. The GPS will show
nature, the rugged tablet PC can boldly go whereyou right where you are and where you need to
no other computer can. How can it do this andbe. Some of them have 'turn-by-turn' directions
why?and will get you back to your work area or to
What do we mean by rugged when it comes tosafety. Depending on the type of software
electrical goods such as computers, tablets orpurchase with the internal GPS will determine the
laptops? In essence, rugged means robust, hardyfunctionality of the GPS. Most external GPS
and will withstand heavy usage, weatherdevices feature more options and more user
conditions and therefore great for those workingfriendly.
outdoors.Rugged tablets are great for warehouse use as
You will generally need a rugged tablet PC in thewell as outdoor usage because they are good
following conditions:around dirt and heavy equipment. You can even
*Exposure to extremes of heat or coldmount them to the equipment so they are
*Exposure to liquids (anything from light rain oralways handy when you need to find stock or
humidity right up the scale)other information. Mounted rugged tablets will
*Exposure to any kind of dust or other particlesallow you to look through pages of documents in
*Proximity to any hazardous materialsan instant rather than several minutes or hours
*Any kind of shock, for example by dropping,with regular paper files. Inventory will take less
bumping against other equipment or shakingtime and productivity will increase due to the
A rugged Tablet PC will come with a touch screenaccessibility of a ruggedized tablet.
meaning you simply touch the screen with eitherVisually, rugged tablet PCs are most likely to
your finger or a stylus pen to retrieve informationstand out from the crowd because of their outer
and switch from page to page. Keyboards arecasing, which is larger and more solid than usual
connected via IR or Bluetooth. An on screenand is capable of withstanding harder knocks.
keyboard is also a feature within Windows.They are built to withstand heat, cold, dust and a
Rugged tablets can be carried with one hand, sowhole raft of other ?nasties?. Needless to say
that you have a hand free for more mobility andthere?s a barrage of standards which
allowing you to use stylus to active the screen.manufacturers test against and then quote to
Depending on what brand of rugged tablet youtestify to the properties of their machines. There
have purchased, there is a hard drive heaterare only a handful of websites out there catering
available on some models that will help in coldfor rugged peripherals including Spirit Data Capture
conditions allowing you to the depth of -20C. Thisand Terralogic.
is an added expense, but if you work in colderMost rugged tablets PCs are made of magnesium
environments with your rugged tablet a heateralloy allowing the bumps and drops of every day
would be a great addition.use. Internal components are protected and the
At the opposite end of the spectrum is heatLCD is reinforced. Intel Core 2 Duo processor and
from the intense sun proving issues for2GB-4GB of RAM are optional and very nice
conventional electrical goods. The added sunlightfeatures to have. Itronix is the maker of the Duo
readable LCD would be a great addition to yourTouch II, a newly released rugged tablet made to
rugged tablet allowing you to see the entire LCDsurvive nearly everything a human would
with the sun shining directly in the screen.encounter which are widely used by the military.
Another good investment for your rugged tabletTherefore, public safety assures these machines
would be a GPS - Global Positioning System whichare very dependable.
will help you find your way in the fields if you