ASUS is rough and ready

Darius Chang | Mar 15, 2007

The Taiwanese manufacturer looks at making its portables outdoor-ready with two rugged models codenamed the Highly Integration UMPC and the Rugged Military NB.

According to CNET UK's coverage of CeBIT, the Rugged Military NB is a 13.3-inch widescreen convertible tablet PC which conforms to the IP 54 standard for sand and water protection. Outstanding features include a GPS radio, fingerprint sensor and covered connectivity ports.

Like the ASUS R2H, the Highly Integration UMPC (sic) also contains a GPS receiver for navigation and tracking. However, unlike its predecessor, this UMPC has more in common with the Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 as it, too, is a convertible mini-tablet PC. It has a 7-inch 800 x 480-pixel swivel display with 1.3-megapixel camera and a power-saving VIA processor. Despite its size, the Highly Integration UMPC has the features of an ultraportable with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, memory card reader, Ethernet port, two USB, VGA connector and an ExpressCard slot. Click below to view more images of these two rugged notebooks.

Rugged Military NB: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Highly Integration UMPC: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5