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General Dynamics Itronix GD8000 Rugged Notebook

General Dynamics Itronix GD8000 Rugged Notebook

General Dynamics Itronix announced new notebooks GD8000, robust to the next level. The GD8000 has a magnesium chassis and absorb the impact polycarbonate housing and meets MIL-STD-810F standard. It may be against a decline of 42-inch, 30 gallons of water blowing at 40 km h and in temperature of -22 F to 140 FThe Itronix GD8000 by Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 processor, 4 GB RAM, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics and 120GB hard drive. The GD8000 has a 13.3-inch DynaVue sunlight readable touchscreen display.

This rugged notebook comes with integrated GPS, WiFi, fingerprint reader, smartcard reader and integrated Gobi WWAN module 2000. Bluetooth option available.

Verizon readying subsidized HP laptops

Verizon readying subsidized HP laptops

We only have a few small but juicy Verizon rumors from a very reliable Tipster: First, we hear that HP and Big Red are working together to subsidized WWAN-enabled laptops for a start in the 2nd Quarter.

Exactly what machines can not be confirmed, but if we say we, Big Red has a cheap mini 1000 on a two-year contract in the works, because these so-called “Netbook” are all in anger these days. Second, an updated version of the charming, but questionably-useful Hub “fixed-killer ‘home phone is in the second half of the year, and VZW seems a little rearrangement, we said, there will be more upscale and offer more more functions. And we thought that was internet radio widget Gettin ‘all mad. No word on pricing for this stuff.