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Computers
9:30AM Nick Broughall | It’s probably just me, but don’t you just want to try and smash the new XT2 XFR rugged tablet from Dell to test its durability? Like dropping it from a moving car, or using it as a chew toy for my golden retriever. But that’s all part and parcel of being a ruggedised laptop, I guess… More »
Dell’s Latitude XT2 XFR Is A Tank Of A Tablet
9:30AM Nick Broughall | It’s probably just me, but don’t you just want to try and smash the new XT2 XFR rugged tablet from Dell to test its durability? Like dropping it from a moving car, or using it as a chew toy for my golden retriever. But that’s all part and parcel of being a ruggedised laptop, I guess… More » 
Phones
4:40AM John Herrman | Motorola couldn’t have made it more clear that the MC9500 isn’t meant for me—I don’t work in a warehouse, manage large inventories or deliver stuff for a living—but man oh man would I carry one of these. More »
Step Aside, Cliq: This Is Motorola’s Newest Phone
4:40AM John Herrman | Motorola couldn’t have made it more clear that the MC9500 isn’t meant for me—I don’t work in a warehouse, manage large inventories or deliver stuff for a living—but man oh man would I carry one of these. More »
Computers
Duros 8404 Tablet Upgraded With Atom, Daylight-Viewable LCD
3:30AM Sean Fallon | If your business has you doing a lot of computing outdoors, a rugged tablet PC might make some sense. The upgraded Duros 8404 even brings an 8.4-inch sunlight-viewable SVGA touchscreen to the mix. More »
Phones
The 3720 Classic Is Nokia’s Most Rugged Handset To Date
11:50PM Sean Fallon | As it turns out, the mysterious rugged Nokia that was able to withstand a chip shot and a rugby kick is the 3720 classic—a tri-band GSM phone with a 2.2-inch screen, Bluetooth and a 1GB microSD card. More »
Phones
The Nokia N97 Versus A Golf Club
5:20AM Sean Fallon | It had some trouble with earlier waterproof tests, but according to these videos the Nokia N97 was able to maintain a phone call through a chip shot and a rugby boot. More »
Cameras
Pentax’s Rugged, 720p-Shooting K-7 DSLR Will Cost $US1300
12:00AM John Herrman | Two days after Pentax’s entry into the video DSLR game was leaked all to hell, the company has issued a formal announcement. So that 720p video function, automatic HDR, and lush LCD? It’s all there.
Hardware
Lacie Rugged XL Reaches Up to 1TB, Down to $US160
10:22PM Mark Wilson | Lacie’s Rugged external hard drives have always looked tempting, but the price to storage ratio has never been that appealing. The new Rugged XL may have finally found market balance. More »
Computers
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR Could Probably Double as Bullet Proof Armour
3:56PM Elaine Chow | Dell’s new ruggedised laptop, the Latitude E6400 XFR, manages to be slimmer—yet manlier—than its first foray into military-grade notebooks, with better ballistic armour, higher drop specs and dust/moisture shielding in 8.5lbs. More »
Cameras
Olympus Uses Sadistic Machine To Test Tough Cams
12:00PM Adrian Covert | Canon and Panasonic may have had the hottest new rugged cams at the camera tradeshow in Vegas, but only Olympus had the balls to brutalise their Stylus Tough 6000 for all to see.
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