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by Lauren Brousell, Contributing Editor
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 4:00:59 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | In an effort to better accommodate mobile workers who need robust computer functionality, Panasonic incorporates its popular Toughbook technology into a smaller footprint. |
| Keywords: | Panasonic Toughbook, mobile Panasonic |
NEW YORK — Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. this week introduced a new member of its Toughbook computer family, a full-function Microsoft Windows-based device designed for what the company called the “extreme rugged” segment of the mobility market.
The 2.3-pound U1, which can operate as a handheld or mounted device, runs Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating systems and is the first “ultra mobile” PC that uses Intel’s new Atom microprocessor. Panasonic said the U1 is designed for use by field workers and other workers who are on the go.
At a press conference here on Wednesday to unveil the computer, Rance M. Poehler, president of Panasonic Computer Solutions, demonstrated the ruggedness of the U1 by dropping it onto a carpet from about six feet in the air, after which the U1 continued to work. The computer is designed to survive a four-foot drop on concrete 26 times in a row, Poehler said.
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