Gorilla Glass Toughens Up Motion's Tablet PCs

Gorilla Glass Toughens Up Motion's Tablet PCs

Monday, October 12, 2009 - by Shawn Oliver
Never heard of Gorilla Glass? That's a shame, and if we had our druthers, we'd like to see it on every notebook out there. Of course, it's pretty darn expensive, so maybe we'd only like to see it when prices sink down a bit. At any rate, Motion Computing has decided to offer the extremely durable screen on its C5 and F5 tablets, both of which are designed for field use and are apt to come into contact with some pretty rough environments.

The C5 and F5 are both within the outfit's "rugged tablet" lineup, and now they can be ordered with Corning glass in order to keep your screen free from breaks even in the wild. The Motion C5 and F5 were designed for mobile professionals across vertical industries such as healthcare, construction, field service and manufacturing, and both of 'em are IP-54 and MIL-STD-810F rated to handle most anything you'll encounter. Designed specifically for mobile devices, Corning’s Gorilla glass improves screen durability without adding weight to the highly mobile tablet PCs. Prices vary widely depending on configuration, but really, it's the inclusion of this "tough glass" that has us most intrigued. Do you think this stuff will filter over to Dell and HP devices in the future? It would sure add a whole new level of rugged to these so-called "rugged laptops."


Gorilla Glass Features

A variety of features come together in Corning’s Gorilla glass to create a strong, damage-resistant glass that is ideal for tablet PCs, including:
  • Chemically strengthened to withstand high-volume user interaction and repetitive motion
  • Highly durable, scratch-resistant cover glass for increased mobile Tablet PCs lifespan
  • Adds protection without impacting pen response
  • Increased ability to resist and withstand damages compared to device without Gorilla glass
  • Scratches that may occur are less visible & less likely to affect the user’s visual experience
  • Retains its performance advantage even when used in thin form factors
  • Retains optical characteristics after extended use and abuse
  • Remains strong over time
  • Water, chemical and disinfectant resistant coating: easy to clean and remove dust, dirt, or other elements.

Via: Motion Computing | News Archive | Tags: Rugged, tablet, Tough, Motion, c5, f5, gorilla glass
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By realneil on Oct 12, 2009

This is a good idea, and will go well with mobile devices. If the price is ever reduced it will be awesome in laptops too.

I already use Gorilla Tape but you can't see through it,........Cool

By gibbersome on Oct 12, 2009

Can I get my car windshield and prescription glasses made out of this?

Once the prices come down, this would definitely be a good option on notebooks and mobile phones.

By Soupstyle on Oct 12, 2009

Make the glass anti-fogging with a chemical coating and you have yourself a perfect new windshield and/or glasses and/or goggles, etc. Glass is used in many places we don't even think about and extra strength is always a plus.

By marketing it to many applications, they could get adoption up and startup costs on the tech go down faster.

By 3vi1 on Oct 12, 2009

I wonder if the LCD/OLED components behind the glass would stand up to the same stresses as the glass itself.

By gibbersome on Oct 12, 2009

OLED screens are very flexible too!

 

 

Also check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDuP8PtDJbE

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