Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 rugged handheld tablet

Panasonic has announced the Toughpad FZ-F1 fully rugged handheld tablet, powered by Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise.

The thin and lightweight 4.7″ tablet is intended to support those who are exposed to tough and high-risk work environments, due to its fully ruggedised design. The product has 3-in-1 capabilities, combining a mobile barcode reader, phone and tablet into one device.

The ergonomically designed, angled rear barcode reader allows the user to scan items without bending at the elbow or wrist while also being able to clearly read the screen. The device also features a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which gives companies the ability to develop in an open environment.

The product has a daylight-readable display and is built to withstand a 1.8 m drop on concrete. It even works with a wet screen or with gloves on. It is fully sealed against dust and is submersible in 100 cm of water for 30 min, meeting IP65 and IP68 certification requirements. It can withstand temperatures from below -100 to above +500°C.

The product is a full multicarrier Band 28 4G LTE phone with dual SIM card support and up to 630 h standby time. It comes with 100 dB speakers with noise suppression and triple noise-cancelling microphones. It can operate beyond a typical 8 h work shift on its field-replaceable battery, and with an optional extended life battery it can go well beyond two full work shifts.

The device is suitable for the transportation and logistics, manufacturing and retail industries, with possible applications including inventory management, shipping and receiving, delivery routing and parcel tracking, and retail store queue busting.