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Panasonic's Windows 8 tablet Toughpad is water & dust resistant

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Sharath Kumar
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Targeting business users, Panasonic India has unveiled four new mobile computing devices both on Windows 8 and Android platforms.

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While the new Toughpad FZ-G1 is stated to be the world's first Windows 8 enterprise-grade ruggedized tablet, ToughpadJT-B1 is a seven-inch Android tablet. The other devices launched are Toughbook JT-H300HT and Toughbook JT-H320HT, both personal computers.

Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India, said, "Having done extremely well in the consumer business, Panasonic India now has a renewed focus on the B2B and B2G business.

Today's launch of mobile computing devices is a significant stepping stone towards our aim of doubling the contribution of B2B segment to Panasonic's overall revenue by 2015."

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Here are some key features of the tablets:

Toughpad FZ-G1:  It comes with Windows 8 Pro 64-bit with Windows 7 downgrade option available.

It has a third-generation Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 2.9Ghz. It has a 10.1-inch HD screen that offers support for 10-finger multi-touch. The tablet is all-weather dust and water-resistant and can survive a 4 feet drop. It is priced at Rs 1,75,000.

Toughpad JT-B1: A 7-inch display Android tablet with a 1.5GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4460 processor and runs Android 4.0. This is also water and dust resistant and can survive a five feet drop. The device has 16GB flash space and 1GB RAM. This is priced at Rs 69,000 plus taxes.

Panasonic also launched JT-H300 and JT-H320HT handheld computers that are based on Panasonic's total Shock Absorbing design."

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