I bet when you look at all those military movies and see the gadgets they use the phrase that comes to your mind is “boy, those things are ugly”. Well, it’s true, but they’re also rugged and can sustain levels of punishment your everyday gadgets only dream of.

    Handheld US, a company specialized in rugged devices, just announced Algiz 7, a 7 inch tablet running Windows 7 powered by netbook hardware: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU, 2 GB RAM and a blazing fast 64 GB SSD drive that’s also more resistant to shocks.

    The take anywhere Algiz 7 rugged tablet

    The take anywhere Algiz 7 rugged tablet

    Algiz 7 is quite a performer when it comes to Internet connections as it is compatible with WiFi, Bluetooth and Gobi 2000 (a Qualcomm developed chip that can connect to any type of GSM network, be it CDMA, be it HSDPA). With Algiz 7 you’ll be able to update your Facebook status from anywhere in the world, if that’s what you want.

    The 7 inch screen is a little on the small side, but offers 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, a little bit more than your usual 7 inch netbook and benefits from MaxView technology, specially developed for sunlight legibility. Being a rugged tablet, weight is increased to 2.42 lbs, but this added mass consists of rugged parts that make the Handheld US Algiz 7 compliant to military standards like MIL-STD-810G.

    There’s a long list of specs for Algiz 7 and its standard compliance here. Handheld US says it will make the product available sometime next month but hasn’t specify a price, which by the way, will be way higher that what you would expect from a 7 inch tablet.

    Looks are deceiving

    Looks are deceiving

    Source: Engadget