At Mobile World Congress, Fujitsu has unveiled a no-nonsense, fully ruggedised industrial business tablet, the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic V535.
Designed to roll with the punches and soak up the knocks and scrapes of use in environments that would normally overcome consumer-grade tablets, the Stylistic V535 stands up to liquids, dust, bumps and even to being dropped from a height of up to 1,8m.
Complementing its tough exterior, the new Stylistic V535 doesn’t compromise on the inside, either. Fujitsu has opted for the fully-featured Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system so that organisations can run their Windows-based business applications natively, and is using the latest Intel Atom quad-core processor. What’s more, the toughened tablet is complemented by enterprise-class levels of connectivity, via optionally built-in broadband and global navigation based on both GPS and GLONASS.
Underlining its suitability for use in environments such as aviation, warehousing and logistics, Fujitsu’s Stylistic V535 also includes NFC technology, providing a convenient way to track inventory without needing to scan bar codes. Contactless authentication makes it easier for users to log-on to a device while wearing gloves or other protective clothing. The Stylistic V535 is also built to operate between a wider temperature range than regular devices, with Fujitsu providing functionality at operating temperature ranges spanning an Arctic -10°C through to a sweltering 50°C.
In designing its toughest-ever Stylistic, Fujitsu has not overlooked usability: this is extended beyond the durability of water, dust and drop resistance, as the Stylistic V535 has a bright, multi-touch display that can even be used with gloves – and of course uses a toughened glass. Another human centric touch is the user-exchangeable battery.
The Fujitsu Smart Shell Concept also allows customers to implement tablets into specialised industrial environments. This is a range of user-exchangeable shells that allows the Stylistic to be more easily integrated into a work set-up, via easy mounting on a 3rd party swivel arm. The Smart Shell with Hexmount option enables fixed mounting for use in environments such as logistics, while the Smart Shell with SmartCard reader adds secure, hardware-based identification and authentication options.
Joerg Hartmann, vice-president Global Client Computing Devices at Fujitsu, says: “The Stylistic V535 is a breakthrough device, as it means that a standardised tablet – even running Windows 8.1 natively – is for the first time available for industrial environments where consumer-grade devices are prone to rapid failure. With a fully ruggedised tablet, Fujitsu is enabling the use of IT in environments that have previously been out of bounds for computing devices since they are likely to get dropped, damp or full of dust – all factors that usually prove fatal to a consumer-grade tablet.”
