Panasonic rolls Cingular HSDPA for ToughBook CF-18

It's a rough world out there, and no one should be without 3G nowadays -- especially not anyone whose job requires them to carry a Panasonic CF-18, one of their iron-clad ToughBook class laptops strong enough to take a bullet (ok, maybe not really). Looks like Panny landed a deal with Cingular to incorporate HSDPA into the CF-18 by way of a Novatel Wireless Expedite EU730 UMTS / HSDPA card, presumably a Mini PCI add-on. Nope, it's not the first shot the ToughBook has had at having 3G in its lifetime -- and we assume it won't be the last -- but this does add Panasonic to the short list of HSDPA laptop makers, as well as to the growing list of companies offering help in the way of laptop-internal 3G while remaining relatively (though never entirely) carrier agnostic.

[Via The Wireless Report]

[Androo @ Jun 14th 2006 7:44AM]

Panasonic rolls Cingular HSDPA for ToughBook CF-18

Rolls? What does that mean? Why do blogs have to use words that nobody understands in their headlines?

[Self-professed Motorola fanboy ( a.k.a. FNBY ) @ Jun 14th 2006 8:52AM]

Androo

"rolls", "creamy goodness", "rocks", "get your ________ on" are all hallmarks of the engadget editorial staff's writing.

The hilarious out-of-context use of hip-hop culture slang applied to nerdy gadgets are THE hallmark of the blog, setting it apart from other mundane blogs that report on the same subject matter.

I would point you to the urban dictionary, should you need a resource for interpretation:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Show engadget some luv!

[cobalt @ Jun 14th 2006 9:10AM]

As in, Panasonic rolls an herb cigarette for Toughbook CF-18. It's vernacular.

[willyjsimmons @ Jun 14th 2006 2:27PM]

'Rolls' is just the closet pothead in Ryan coming out again.

No biggie.

[Brian @ Jun 14th 2006 5:15PM]

The picture attached to this post appears to be the CF-29. Not the CF-18.

[Uchendu Nwachukwu @ Jun 14th 2006 9:55PM]

When is this mythical Cingular HSDPA network finally going to be available to us phone punters? I want some broadband tethering action already!

[Ryan Block @ Jun 15th 2006 9:03PM]

Actually, willyjsimmons, I've never done any drugs. I really am a freakin' nerd.