Apr 12, 2007 10:13 AM

ToughBook Tablet To Run Windows CE 5

That’s the spirit, Panasonic! Eschewing the portable-pointless, power-hungry bells and whistles of Vista in favor of Microsoft’s elderly Windows CE operating system, their newest Toughbook tablet has instant-on capability and 14 hours of battery life. The CF-08 has a 10.4″ 1024×768 screen, and can withstand a corner drop from more than a meter up. The […]

That's the spirit, Panasonic! Eschewing the portable-pointless, power-hungry bells and whistles of Vista in favor of Microsoft's elderly Windows CE operating system, their newest Toughbook tablet has instant-on capability and 14 hours of battery life.

The CF-08 has a 10.4" 1024x768 screen, and can withstand a corner drop from more than a meter up. The essential specs are very "old-school WinCE device", to the point of disappointment: that 312MHz CPU and 128 MB of RAM/ROM isn't any better than the NEC Mobilepros and HP Jornadas of three-plus years ago. It does, however, come with WiFi, Bluetooth and Ethernet.

Crummy specs notwithstanding, Panasonic, please, pretty please, make a UMPC along these lines.

Product Page [Panasonic via Impress and Engadget]

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