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The Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Field is a fully rugged tablet PC, which is designed specifically for field workers. The gadget is powered by a 1.70 GHz Intel Core i5-2557M Ultra Low Voltage processor with the Intel HD 3000 graphics for enhanced multimedia capabilities. The CF-H2 also provides a 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard disk drive, an optional 128GB SSD, an integrated barcode reader, Wi-Fi and USB 3.0. Its dual hot-swappable batteries are rated for up to 6.5-hour. The Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Field tablet will be released later this month for $2,298. [Panasonic]

Getac has started selling the E110 fully-rugged Windows 7 tablet. The gadget is perfect for professionals, who work in the field under extreme conditions. Powered by an Intel Atom N2800 processor, the Getac E110 is equipped with a 10.1-inch Getac QuadraClear Sunlight readable TFT LCD HD display with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, the LifeSupport battery swappable technology, an external frequency antenna that enables 3G telecommunications, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 3-megapixel auto-focus camera. [Getac]

Action cameras. We love ’em. Much like buying new sports gear, owning one makes you feel one step closer to the adventurer you know your true self to be. While we’re familiar with more than one contender for the “gnarly throne“, who said there wasn’t room in the rankings for one more? Veho‘s been making pocket-friendly cameras for some time, even of the action variety, but this latest edition — in conjunction with No Proof No Glory (an extreme sports video hub) — sees it making the clearest move yet towards carving its own slice of the high-octane pie.

The latest member of the Muvi HD family will do you full HD at 30fps, along with 720p (at both 30 and 60 fps) plus the usual other resolutions — 960p, WVGA, etc. Of course, it’ll also do stills (if you don’t mind them all being wide-angle) and it’ll even just record audio if you like. So far, so good. What really got us interested, though, was that Veho has squashed two of our most common bug-bears with action cameras by including a viewfinder / screen and a remote control as standard. So, with hope in our hearts and glory to prove, we strapped one on and took it for a ride. Scoot past the break for the impressions.

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Veho Muvi HD ‘NPNG’ Edition action camera impressions (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The last we saw some colorful headphones from Klipsch was when it introduced the purple Lou Reed X10i in-ears last holiday season. Just in time for the summer, the headphone maker is unleashing a rugged version of its S4i earbuds — and in four vibrant finishes, no less (red, yellow, orange and blue). Although this water-resistant S4i variant seems practically identical to the S5i Rugged in-ears, we’re told that internally they pack the same 8.5mm dual magnet drivers as their namesake. Naturally, the in-ears feature an iDevice-compatible inline remote / mic, but you’ll merely get a basic case in place of the flashlight-equipped version reserved for the S5i. The S4i Ruggeds are set to go sale before the month’s out, and best of all they’re just priced at just $99. Hit up the press release after the break for more info in the meantime.

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Klipsch gets vibrant, intros S4i Rugged in-ear headphones originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There may be a few more years remaining before a forced retirement, but there’s no question that dedicated automotive GPS units are on the way out. Integrated products, apps and the aviation sector will keep companies like Garmin afloat, but now’s as good a time as any to focus on other markets — and where better to slap that global positioning goodness than on our wrists. Watches seems to be a growing focus for the guidance giant, following last month’s GPS-less Garmin Swim introduction. That device has a relatively narrow target (namely, swimmers willing to invest $150 in the sport), but the company is back with a more versatile wearable, complete with an altimeter, barometer, compass, an optional external ANT temperature sensor and Bluetooth connectivity. There’s also a GPS receiver, which can be used not only to calibrate the time and sensors, but also to track a route, direct you towards waypoints and guide you back to your starting point with TracBack.

The Fenix, as the full-featured watch is being called, is expected to retail for $400 when it hits stores at the end of August. Four bills hardly qualifies it for the luxury wristwatch category, but as digital wearables go, that’s certainly approaching the top end. We had an opportunity to try out the device in an office setting (not exactly an ideal environment for a rugged GPS watch, but that’s the best we could do in the middle of NYC), and the Fenix had quite a bit of heft to it — it’ll surely look out of place on smaller wrists, and probably won’t score you any points among fashion-conscious friends. Inner geeks should be appeased, however — the enclosure definitely seems an adequate size for housing all of those instruments. It also functions quite nicely as a watch — in default mode, it displays the time and date in large characters on the backlit LCD, with a nifty ring around the digits to indicate seconds. The Garmin Fenix is on track for a late-August ship date, but you can scroll through the gallery below or dive into the PR after the break to get your fix in the meantime.

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Garmin unveils Fenix, its first GPS watch for deep-pocketed outdoorsy types (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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