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*GPS built-in.
*2 batteries for up to 9 hours batt life (or so they claim)
*resist rain, spills, dust, vibration and 4-foot drops (though 'resist' might be open to debate here)
*carry handle! (yes please)
*completely fanless (nice of course)
*5.6inch screen, tho OK resolution for the size (1024x600) and apparently sunlight-viewable
*integrated 3G, fingerprint scanner

I see some value here. Not a huge fan of solid-state drives but seems like it's the only choice for a toughblock :) Definitely unique, and gimme that battery life baby!]]>Jun 25th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 26th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/
My primary phone is an N76 w/ T-mobile and my secondary phone is a Mogul w/ Sprint. I like to do strictly phone stuff (calling/texting) with my main phone and more PDA stuff with my Mogul. I don't do much calling on there but would like to keep this secondary number alive. If there was something like this w/ phone functionality too for Sprint - and cheaper than $2500, pref more along the lines of the Nokia Internet tablet in terms of price and size - I'd buy it.

The Mogul's slow and annoying (even with the latest official ROM update) and I'm not that efficient on it. But it's all that Sprint's got that's good (the Touch / PPC-6900 doesn't have a hard keypad or I believe that would be better). ]]>Jun 25th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jul 23rd 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 25th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/
Looking at the hard buttons you've got your scroll and zoom on your left hand leaving your right hand to jab at the touch screen as your mouse. Your right side hard buttons are for the 4 programs you use the most so your data input, your scheduler, your communications (IM/VOIP) and your note taker/reference.

Given that it does RFID, barcodes, fingerprints and has a webcam, I can see it being used by courier, warehouse monkeys and security types. It'd also be an awesome platform for hacking these technologies. Finally the dual battery system is genius. Sure it looks weird but it has a bunch of uses for people that use computers out in the field instead of gaming and watching movies.]]>Jun 26th 2008 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 25th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 25th 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 26th 2008 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/Jun 25th 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/panasonic-toughbook-cf-u1-gets-fully-detailed-landing-in-august/http://www.groupmobile.com/product.asp/sku=3486/dept_id=/mf_id=1/Panasonic+Toughbook+U1+Rugged+UMPC+%3Cbr%3E(shipping+Sept.+2008).html]]>Oct 16th 2008 4:40PM