The HANDHELD GROUP, http://www.handheldgroup.com, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers and smartphones, announced the launch of its new rugged mobile device for field professionals: the ALGIZ 10X RUGGED TABLET PC http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/algiz-10x.asp. The powerful ALGIZ 10X can withstand tough weather elements and harsh handling, and its large, 10.1-inch touchscreen provides the best screen visibility on the market.
Algiz 10X Outdoor Rugged Tablet Computer
The HANDHELD GROUP is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones. Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. The HANDHELD GROUP OF SWEDEN has local offices in Finland, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA.
“The new ALGIZ 10X is perfectly suited for field professionals who need a rugged tablet computer that is lightweight and built to withstand the harsh conditions that come with all kinds of industry fieldwork, and that can display detailed maps and other visuals even in bright sunlight,” SAID JERKER HELLSTROM, CEO OF HANDHELD.
Algiz 10X Outdoor Rugged Tablet Computer at the Lake
The ALGIZ 10X is IP65-rated and meets stringent MIL-STD-810G MILITARY STANDARDS for protecting against dust, water, vibrations, drops, extreme temperatures and varying altitudes. It is lightweight at just 1.3 kg (2.9 lbs), and it is only 32 mm (1.2″) thick.
The ALGIZ 10X‘s brilliant display features the latest generation of MAXVIEW TECHNOLOGY. The tablet also comes with a U-BLOX GPS RECEIVER and WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS capability, plus BLUETOOTH 4.0, WLAN 802.11 B/G/N and it is WWAN GOBI 3000-READY with fully integrated modem and antennas for wireless connectivity. It has a built-in 5-MEGAPIXEL CAMERA WITH LED FLASH, and several connectivity opportunities, including WATERPROOF USB 2.0, VGA and RS232 ports. The ALGIZ 10X operates on a powerful INTEL ATOM N2800 DUAL-CORE PROCESSOR with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, offering top-of-the-line computing capability, and the SSD DISK is expandable via MICROSD for massive storage capacity. The ALGIZ 10X runs WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE, and is ready for WINDOWS 8.
Algiz 10X Outdoor Rugged Tablet Computer in the desert
“With the ALGIZ 10X, we are expanding the popular product family that includes our ALGIZ 7, which is the preferred choice today for field professionals worldwide. The ALGIZ 10X comes with increased processing power and storage plus a larger display – something that the market has been asking for,” said Hellstrom.
Like all of Handheld’s lineup http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/eu/product-overview.asp of rugged PDAs, smartphones and mobile computers, the ALGIZ 10X is specifically developed for field workers in industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military and security.
SO WHAT IS RUGGED?
What does rugged mean? From a user perspective, rugged is really just the computer’s ability to keep operating under all exposed
Algiz 10X Outdoor Rugged Tablet Computer
working conditions. And not just once, but for the life of the unit, which can easily be 3-5 years. However, depending upon the kind of work being performed, what is rugged for one user may not be rugged for another. For example, a mobile computer in a warehouse is likely to be dropped often and may be exposed to a lot of dust, but is unlikely to face extreme temperatures or rain. On the other hand, a forester will need a unit with protection against water and a wide temperature spectrum, but is probably not too concerned about dust.
A mobile computer is really just a tool used to help you do your work. So the cardinal rule for a user is: find the right tool for the job. A wise purchaser of a mobile computer will carefully evaluate what kind of working conditions the unit will be exposed to and then dive into product specifications to find a unit that is rugged enough in the right categories to hold up under these conditions. It is also probably a good idea to select a unit, which is a little more rugged than you actually need. It is far better to be too rugged than not rugged enough, and you may at some point encounter conditions more severe than you originally predicted.
The level of rugged is best defined by its environmental specifications, and the 3 most common and useful specifications are:
TEMPERATURE RANGE: The temperature spec defines the operational temperature range of the unit. Working with a unit above or below this spec may cause the unit to fail.
Handheld Algiz 10 X
MIL-STD-810F/G: MIL-STD-810F/G is a standard issued by the UNITED STATES ARMY‘s DEVELOPMENTAL TEST COMMAND. The standard consists of a series of various environmental tests to prove that equipment qualified to the standard will survive in the field. They were designed specifically to test military equipment, but are now used to test a wide range of both military and civilian products, including mobile computers. MIL-STD-810F/G is comprised of about 24 laboratory test methods that cover a wide range of environments, from the ability to perform at high altitude (method 500.4) to the ability to survive ballistic shock (method 522). No mobile computer has been tested to all 24 methods; many of them do not apply to mobile computing. But generally speaking, the more methods tested (and passed), the more rugged the unit. The most rugged units (like the Nautiz X7) have been tested to between 8 and 10 MIL STD 810F methods. Also, when evaluating a data sheet, pay attention to the methods that apply to your situation. If you will be working at over 10,000 feet of elevation, make sure the unit has been tested to the MIL STD method that covers altitude. If you are going to be working in rapidly changing temperatures, make sure the unit has been tested for temperature shock.
IP: IP stands for INGRESS PROTECTION, and an IP rating is used to specify the level of environmental protection of electrical
Algiz 10X Rugged Tablet in Hands in Forest
equipment against solids and liquids. In other words, it tells us what amount of size of solids or liquids can get inside the enclosure and possibly damage the device. It is defined by international standard IEC 60529. IP ratings are displayed as a 2 digit number. The first digit reflects the level of protection against dust. The second digit reflects the level of protection against liquids (water). The definition of those levels is displayed in a chart on the right.
Technically speaking, the dust spec has 7 different levels, level 0 to level 7 and the water spec has 9 different levels, level 0 to level 8. But, practically speaking, rugged computers all have at least a dust protection level of 5 and water protection level of at least 4. Nevertheless at the operational ends of the scale, the levels can make a big difference. For example, a dust level of 5 means that some dust can get into the unit, whereas level 6 unit is completely dust proof.
The ALGIZ 10X will be available in January 2013. Orders can be placed immediately.
Helpful links:
Algiz 10X product specifications http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/algiz-10x.asp
Handheld Group http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/worldwide
Handheld product lineup http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/product-overview.asp
What does rugged mean? http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/what-is-rugged.asp
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