says RMT.

(Click here for a larger view of RMT's Duros 1214)

RMT's Duros 1214 shares part of its name, but not its intent, with the Duros 8404 introduced by the company earlier this month. Where the Duros 8404 is a go-anywhere tablet PC that runs on batteries, the Duros 1214 is designed for fixed mounting on forklifts or other warehouse equipment. Designed to feed off of external input power (from 18VDC to 72VDC), the device does include a built-in UPS that provides 20 minutes of operation -- "perfect when changing the forklift battery," RMT says.

What the two "Duros" products have in common, according to RMT, is their compliance with IP65 and MIL-STD-810F standards. The Duros 1214 resists water and dust, operates in temperatures from -30 to 55 deg. C (-22 to 122 deg. F), and tolerates 30G shocks of up to 11 milliseconds, the company says.

The Duros 1214 has a 12.1-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 600 resolution. The only controls on its aluminum case appear to be a rear-mounted power button and side-mounted brightness controls. The device comes with 1GB of DDR memory, apparently non-expandable, plus up to 64GB of storage via an internal CompactFlash slot, according to RMT.


RMT's Duros 1214 has 10/100 Ethenet, four USB ports, and an unexplained expansion port (left)
Using an undisclosed northbridge and southbridge, the Duros 1214 includes a 1.0GHz Celeron M processor. Interfaces -- all mounted horizontally under a ledge at the back of the machine, as shown above -- include 10/100 Ethernet and four USB ports. According to RMT, the leftmost aperture pictured above is an "expansion port," but this was not detailed further. The device also includes 802.11b/g wireless networking, with two external antennas, and Bluetooth 2.0.

Features and specifications listed by RMT for the Duros 1214 include:

• Processor -- 1.0GHz Celeron M
  
• Memory -- 1GB of DDR RAM, apparently non-expandable
  
• Storage -- Up to 64GB, via CompactFlash slot
  
• Display -- 12.1-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 600 resolution, and 450-nit brightness rating
  
• Networking -- 10/100 Ethernet
  
• Wireless:
  • LAN -- 802.11b/g
    
  • PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
• Other I/O -- 4 x USB 2.0
  
• Expansion:
  • CompactFlash (internal)
    
  • "Expansion port" (no details provided)
• Power:
  • Input -- 18VDC to 72VDC
    
  • 10 Watts in standby mode; 25 to 30 Watts in operation
    
  • Internal UPS provides 20 minutes of operation
• Operating temperature -- -30 to 55 deg. C (-22 to 122 deg. F)
  
• Dimensions -- 12 x 9.5 x 2.3 inches (305 x 240 x 59mm)
  
• Weight -- 7.7 pounds (3.5kg)

According to RMT, the Duros 1214 runs Windows XP Embedded, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Linux.

Further information

RMT did not release pricing or availability information for the Duros 1214, but the device appears to be available now. More information may be found on the company's website, here.

In its marketing materials for the Duros 1214, RMT describes the device as "engineered by JLT." This is an apparent reference to the Swedish company JLT Mobile Computers AB, whose JLT1214 appears nearly identical to the Duros 1214. Like RMT's version, the JLT1214 comes with an 800 x 600 touchscreen display and a 1.0GHz Celeron M CPU, but a version with a 1.6GHz Atom processor is also in the works, says JLT.

Finally, an article on the Duros 1214, featuring pictures of the device's insides, appears on the RuggedPCReview website, here.

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