Panasonic Japan has announced 2 new Android-powered tablets that cater to the local market. The Panasonic BizPad JT-580VT comes with a 7-inch LCD screen, whilst the JT-581VT has a 10.1-inch LCD. Both tablets run on Android 3.2 and are tweaked for enterprise users.



The tablets are ruggedly-designed, creating them withstand against accidental drops, dust, as well as water. Panasonic claims the larger of the 2 tablets can absorb drops from as high as 80 centimeters, while the smaller you can handle 120 centimeters.

Both devices also feature an ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, 1GB memory, 16GB flash, an NFC reader, a replaceable battery, Bluetooth 2.1, a USB port, GPS, microSD slot, and even infrared.



The 7-inch model (pictured) weighs just 400 grams comes with a 1024 x 600 resolution screen, optional 3G, a 5-megapixel camera, and WiFi. It is expected to go on sale in December. Meanwhile, the 10-inch tablet comes in at 700 grams as well as features a 1280 x 800 resolution screen, a 1.3-megapixel camera, as well as WiFi. It will go on sale in January 2012. No word but on whether the BizPads is sold outside Japan.


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