Asus’s Hermes waterproof UMPC and N13i Robust PC Launched

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Asus's Hermes UMPC and N13i Robust PC Asustek Computer Inc has demonstrated the Hermes Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) and robust notebook, called N13i at Computex 2007 show.

The features of Hermes UMPC are:

  • 7-inch LCD display
  • New Centrino Duo platform (Santa Rosa)
  • A card reader
  • GPS module

    • For security, the Hermes notebook computer employs:

  • MIL-STD-810F shock-resistance standard
  • IP54 – the water and dust proof standard
  • C7-M, a low power consumption CPU from VIA technologies

    • The product also provides a backlight which can be selected from fluorescent tube or LED. The battery lasts for around 6 hours.

    The Asus N13i features:

  • 13.3-inch LCD display
  • Core 2 Duo processor
  • Bluetooth
  • HSDPA
  • Wireless LAN supporting IEEE 802.11a/b/g

    • The security specs, in addition to the MIL-STD-810F standard and IP54 classification, include the MIL-STD-461E standard that defines the requirements of noise-resistance.

    The Robust PC offers a biaxial hinge that can rotate the display panel in the horizontal direction. The N13i robust PC comes with a 2 megapixel camera module.

    Asus plans to ship-in the Hermes UMPC and Robust N13i PC in the fourth quarter of this year. The cost of Hermes and N13i is $700 and $3000 respectively.