Thursday, August 29, 2013

TRIMBLE ANNOUNCES YUMA RUGGED TABLET


Trimble has announced the Yuma rugged tablet handheld computer, one more in the line of tough computing devices that confirm to the MIL-STD-810F and IP67 ratings of military standards for vibration, drop and humidity. The Yuma UMPC is dust and water proof and can withstand extreme temperatures ranging from -30 oC to 60 oC. And this tough guy can take a dive up to a depth of one meter.

The Yuma rugged tablet is powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 32GB SSD, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, an ExpressCard slot and a SDIO card slot for expansion. It also includes a dual geo-tag enabled integrated digital cameras and has a built-in GPS receiver.

The Yuma tablet has a 7-inch WVGA touchscreen that is sunlight readable and measures nine inches wide by two inches thick. There is no word on pricing yet, but Trimble is all set to ship its Yuma UMPC somewhere in April.