Ready for Another Linux Tablet? Meet the Rugged Trimble Yuma - goodlateny

February seems to make up shaping up to equal the month of Linux tablets. Just utmost week we saw the announcement of the forthcoming Spark tablet running Mer Linux and KDE, which has caused hatful of excitement among Linux fans.

Now, the latest news appears to be the Trimble Yuma, a rugged tablet from SDG Systems that now runs Ubuntu Linux.

Targeting military and industrial applications requiring data appeal, review, and reporting from the field, the Linux-powered Yuma can be used with geospatial software including GRASS GIS and Quantum GIS American Samoa well as other standard or custom Linux-based applications. The device is available starting at $3695 on SDG's website.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Netbook Edition

The 2.6-pound Yuma tablet computer from Trimble has in reality been or so for some meter loaded with Windows 7, but this new Ubuntu version was announced Thursday by SDG in response to client need.

"Our customers induce told us that they necessitate a rugged, military-grade, tablet electronic computer track Linux," explained Todd Blumer, president of SDG Systems, in the company's squeeze release.

The rugged Trimble Yuma running Ubuntu Linux (Click image to enlarge.)

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Netbook Edition is the specific Linux distribution exploited, but others can comprise substituted upon quest with a minimum purchase contract or engineering fee, SDG says.

Either way, the rugged gimmick is battery-powered past a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and features a 7-edge sunlight-readable touchscreen display in a atomic number 12 alloy plate. Loaded with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth technology, two cameras, and GPS, it besides offers additional expansion options via SDIO (SDHC) and ExpressCard slots.

Imperviable to Dust and Water

A solid state disk drive with either 32GB operating room 80GB of storage, meanwhile, helps protect against the stress of impact and vibration away eliminating the need for aflare parts. As part of its "rugged" classification, in fact, the dot- and water-resistant Yuma meets the Federate States Militaristic's MIL-STD-810F standard and carries an Ingress Protection (IP) military rank of 67.

Optional accessories include a docking station, and industry-textbook DB-9 serial publication and USB host ports provide a convenient way of life to interface with field or mill equipment.

The Ubuntu-powered Trimble Yuma isn't going to be a tablet for middling purposes, of course. Only if your business ever takes you into harsh conditions, a device look-alike this could be worth the investment.