Not much detail about this huge and muscular tablet PC from TwinTek. But those who saw it on its booth during Computex 2008 event in Taipei must envy its rugged and durable body, along with a nice button layout on the front side. According to the company, this convertible laptop is designed for military use.

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Panasonic is going to add built-in EvDO support, presented by Sprint Mobile Broadband services, onto its rugged business laptops, the Toughbook W5 and T5. Users will be able to access Sprint Power Vision Network in more than 220 communities and 725 airports across the US, and enjoy the high-speed internet browsing. According to the press release, the laptops will support the latest EvDO Revision A enhancements, allowing 450 to 800kbps download speed and 300 to 400kbps upload speeds.

Regarding specs, Panasonic Toughbook W5 laptop features a 12.1-inch anti-glare LCD display, a DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and up to 8 hours of battery life. It weighs 3.1 pounds and comes with Wireless PCI Express Mini Card Embedded Module from Sierra Wireless. As for the Toughbook T5, this convertible notebook has a 12.1-inch touchscreen display, an ergonomic hand strap, and up to 10 hours of battery. This one weighs 3.5 pounds.

Panasonic Toughbook W5 and T5 laptops with embedded Sprint Mobile Broadband will be available next month at an estimated street price of $2,250.

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Incase you’re looking for an ultra-rugged laptop which (probably) will even survive the natural disaster and war, Kontron’s NotePAC is the answer. Apart from the “standard” shock-resistance capability, this notebook, weighs at an amazing 13 pounds, can stay operational in unconditional weather, minus 36 degrees Fahrenheit for example, or after being dropped from up to three feet heights onto solid concrete. And if you worry about chemical weapon’s war in the future, you can pay an extra bucks to have the machine upgraded with low electromagnetic radiation protection which will also protect you from atmospheric explosives “where the slightest spark could prove deadly”, as claimed by the manufacturer.

On the specs-department, NotePAC laptop features an Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) processor, up to 2GB of main memory, either 80GB or 120GB of removable SATA hard drive, GPS, and either 12.1 or 14.1-inches touch screen LCD display. Connectivity options include a Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFI, Firewire, UMTS, and GSM/GPRS.

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Arbor, a Taiwan-based PC manufacturer, recently presented a rugged tablet PC called MIL-6600. Comply with the military standard — 810F tests for shock and vibration, as well as IP68 for dust and waterproof — the convertible notebook that weighs 3.5kg also offers the ability to work underwater (up to 1.5 metres deep) and in unconditional temperature (between -40°C to 60°C). Specs-wise, MIL-660 is equipped with an Intel LV Dothan CPU, a 10.4-inch touch screen LCD display, up to 8GB of Flash memory, and 12 user set keys. Detail features after the jump.

Arbor MIL-6600 Tablet PC Features

• Intel ULV Dothan processor
• Sunlight readable 10.4″ TFT LCD display with touchscreen capability
• Designed to meet anti-shock & vibration specifications
• 1.5M under water in operation status
• Mini PCI Socket
• Security Lock (Optional)
• Fiber optical Ethernet (Optional)
• Mil-Std connector (Optional)
• Universal mounting bracket
• Vehicle mounting Bracket
• Flash Disk Type 4GB/8GB

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