Olympus Singapore announced their R1000 series of PDAs a few days ago. The units meet IP54 specifications on dust and water splash resistance, and are branded as the Tough Digital Assistant (TDA) the series of handhelds.
The main selling points are:
- Strength – withstands a 4 ft drop, with an Ingress Protection rating of 54
- Small – 180 grams and 5.2x3x0.6 inches
- Connectivity – Bluetooth, and with 802.11b WiFi on model R1018.
QVGA screen and configurable to either Win CE.Net 4.2 or Qtopia 1.7.0.
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I think major tech firms should do more research on dust resistance. Too often I feel dust gets into my electronics and really messes things up.
Think of all the progress humans have made over the centuries, and yet we’re all still pretty much helpless against dust.