Move over, Apple and your Gorilla Glass, Samsung is already working on an unbreakable AMOLED display that should be strong enough to survive a hammer-weilding gorilla. Yeah, you read that right. Unbreakable. Not “unbreakable,” or unbreakable. Made from plastic AMOLED panels with polyamide protective film, you’re looking at a screen that’ll survive an insane amount of abuse. Realistically, it’s the kind of abuse that we’d never think to perform on our mobile devices in the first place, but it should give you a bit more comfort that if you ever accidentally place your phone under a moving hammer in the future, the screen should be able to live through it.
While it seems like every handheld device these days come with a GPS receiver, not every GPS-packing portable can be used in the wild. Magellan’s new eXplorist devices, the 710, 610, and 510, all come with the basic features that we should all expect from a dedicated navigator (which means you get maps, road routes, and points of interest), but also come with an important bonus for frequent travelers and outdoorsy-types: they’re built to be tough.
While we’d all want our flash drives to come with enough protection to survive rough conditions, LaCie’s XtremeKey USB 2.0 flash drive takes it a step further. First off, it comes in a shell that’s built to take on conditions that are so extreme, you’d have to wonder why you’d need it in the first place.
Are you the adventurous type? The type of adrenaline junkie who’s into doing the stuff where you need a helmet? Well, you need to capture your adventures. It’s an absolute must, since a) you’re not going to be doing that forever, and b) it would be nice to have proof for boasting rights. That would be handy in the future when you’re stuck in a wheelchair. Drift Innovation just came out with the HD170 Action Camera—a tiny, lightweight, full-featured HD cam—to help you do just that while you still can.
Panasonic has just announced the 14-inch Toughbook F9, a rugged business laptop that’s being touted as “the world’s lightest 14-inch laptop” at 3.6 pounds. It’s no performance lightweight though; they packed an Intel Core i5 VPro processor inside the Toughbook’s rugged frame.
