We have been closely following teenager Abby Sunderland’s attempt to sail solo around the world. She made it halfway through her journey, when the Indian Ocean’s rough seas halted her travels. The Toughbook team is relieved to learn that Abby has been found and is well and in good health. We wish Abby a [...]
I have worked with Toughbook devices for nearly 11 years and have seen them deployed in some pretty sensational situations; summiting on Everest or in the hands of the youngest girl to attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Even so, it still surprised me when I first heard about Girl Talk (real name Gregg Michael Gillis) [...]
Earlier this month we launched a new product offering called the Toughbook H1 Field, the world’s most rugged handheld tablet computer. It was developed to enable extreme mobility and productivity for field sales personnel, first responders, supervisors, inspectors, maintenance workers and other highly mobile professionals. Certified to meet IP65 and MIL-STD-810G – with a six [...]
Within 48 hours of last week’s earthquake in Haiti two 747s arrived in Port-au-Prince from Israel bringing a model medical disaster response solution. On the grounds of an abandoned steel factory, a temporary field hospital – equipped with electronic medical records, digital radiology, an operating room, ICU and neonatal intensive care – was set up [...]
The Sky News Business channel in Australia recently reported on the Panasonic Toughbook H1 mobile clinical assistant (MCA). We thought you’d enjoy the video.
Late yesterday afternoon, Brian Caulfield from Forbes.com posted a great article about our Toughbook 30. Brian took the time to examine the business case for rugged notebooks. In particular, he highlighted the importance of device reliability and mentioned the role that core manufacturing plays in achieving low failure rates. He also took the time to [...]
