Motorola and a Hard Zoom?

Tablets are some of the most talked about devices on the market today with theiPad 2 and Motorola XOOM commanding much of that buzz. However while thesetablets may be packed with a ton of features that cater to a wide array of different people they are quite fragile just like smartphones.

I mean, just imagine dropping a XOOM or iPad 2 face down on concrete   from about 2 feet up. Yeah, it wouldn’t be pretty. This leads us to point out that there have yet to be any really rugged slate tablets powered by platforms like iOS orAndroid on the market thus far. However, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that Motorola currently has the Android powered Defy smartphone on the market which features resistance to many things such as shock and dust. This has led many to wonder if they will be going on to release a rugged tablet seeing how they already have the XOOM on the market.

Well, recent reports suggest that Motorola is in fact working on a rugged Android tablet but it’s not set for the consumer market instead aimed at enterprising users. This, of course, doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be available to the average consumer but it does suggest that it won’t be as smooth around teh edges as the XOOM or iPad 2. What’s a bit different about this rumor is that we actually have a full set of supposed specs for the device.

Apparently it will feature a 7-inch transmissive touchscreen with 1024 x 600 resolution, dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 7GB of internal storage, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, 8 megapixel rear facing camera, Bluetooth, WiFi,HDMI and USB. It is also said to be powered by Google’s Android ‘Gingerbread’ 2.3.

Nothing was said of a release date, name or price point, but we’ll keep you posted.

Rugged Motorola Android Tablet Meets Military Drop Testing

Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Albert Madison in Tablets

A newly leaked slide and insider tip has exposed Motorola’s plans to launch a rugged Google Android based tablet for Enterprise consumers. The tablet won’t just be marketed as rugged though, the leaked slide indicates that the tablet has meet MIL STD 810G testing (U.S. Military Standard testing) for 4ft. drops to plywood.

Motorola at this time doesn’t have the most extensive selection of tablets and they have zero rugged tablets. However the handset maker has made some rugged cell phones, two-way radios and pagers in the past which have meet Military Standards for Enterprise customers.

Powering this unnamed Motorola tablet will be a 1GHz dual-core processor from Texas Instruments (TI) and their OMAP 4 series of ARM based SoC’s. The leaked slide also indicates that this rugged tablet will have a 7-inch LCD touchscreen.

Other miscellaneous features fingered for this tablet in the leaked slide include a USB port, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 1GB RAM and 8GB NAND flash storage.