Super-tough Android-powered devices to match your rugged lifestyle

If you admire Android OS on solid gadgets, you have lots of incredible products from various manufacturers out in the market. This article lists down ten top products – smartphones, tablets and watches – that run on Android, and are fitting for your rugged lifestyle. Built in compact cases and firm tech specs, these devices are suitable for rough working conditions and environs. As well, you can enjoy the fragrance of Android operating system on these products.

Rugged Android products

Tag Heuer LINK smartphone

LINK smartphone is the solo Android product from the premium Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer. The $6700 priced LINK is built of 18k gold, Titanium and carbon leather. The device plays on Android 2.2 Froyo and has access to more than 250,000 applications. Its 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 400 is built of Gorilla Glass. According to Tag Heuer, LINK is a smartphone with shockproof and airtight features.

Archos 80 G9 and the 101 G9

The French technology builder Archos has unveiled a pair of solid and fastest tablets named Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9. The former one is an 8-inch device with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and the latter one is a 10.1-inch device with 1280 x 800 resolution. Both the tablets run on Android 3.1 Honeycomb, the tablet customized version of Android. Featuring a 1.5 GHz CORTEX A9 OMAP4 CPU and 16 GB built-in memory, Archos tablets are perfect Android products.

Asus Eee Pad Slider

Eee Pad Slider from the Taiwanese company ASUSTeK is an amazing tablet in a hybrid form factor. The tablet features a powerful slide-out keypad. It sports Gorilla Glass display and has standard tech specs. Asus Eee Pad Slider features a 10.1-inch IPS display. With a dual core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, Eee Pad Slider runs on Android 3.1 Honeycomb.

Panasonic ToughBook

As its name and design suggest, Panasonic ToughBook is one of ruggedized Android tablets to appear in the market. The tablet with a Gorilla Glass display and compact technical specifications is capable to withstand rough conditions. ToughBook will have a 10.1-inch matte screen for secure and durable handling. The tablet will have GPS, 3G or 4G options and come with longer battery life. Panasonic ToughBook is hoped to land in the market in the fourth quarter this year.

Google Nexus 4G

Google Nexus 4G or Nexus 3 is rumored to appear in stores this fall. The third version Google phone will certainly be a device with some radical changes from its predecessors, rumors predict. The smartphone is whispered to run either on 1.2 or 1.5 GHz processor. Some other leaked information reveals that Google Nexus 4G will have 1GB RAM, a larger 720 display, 1080p HD video playback and recording capabilities, and a 5-megapixel camera. Like all other Google phones, Nexus 3 will debut the company’s next Android iteration Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.

Amazon Hollywood

Amazon is speculatively working to develop an Android Quad core tablet in competition to Apple iPad. The Amazon tablet will be known as Hollywood and it will evidently pack an Nvidia T30 processor. We have less information about Amazon Hollywood, which might have named so to indicate its special film watching features.

i’mWatch wristwatch

Italian technology firm Blue Sky has announced its plan to roll out a smart wristwatch on Android OS called i’mWatch. The device will have a small 1.54-inch touchscreen. Though a watch basically, the Android device will help users receive calls, send SMSs, check mails and enjoy several other smartphone functionalities. Blue Sky’s i’mWatch is expected to feature an ARM processor and 64-MB RAM.

Touch Revolution NIMble

Touch Revolution’s NIMble is another innovative and solid Android product. It is a home device with a responsive touchscreen. NIMble supports several Android applications and many new capabilities.

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab may be the most popular tablet on Android. The South Korean firm Samsung brought out this 7-inch tablet in reply to Apple iPad in 2010. The device attracted people with its Super AMOLED TFT-LCD display. Galaxy Tab is famous for its solid body, high performance and better battery backup. Samsung has just unveiled its second generation Galaxy Tab 10.1 in global markets.

Dell Streak

Streak is Dell’s first step into the tablet market. The powerful Dell Streak tablet is featured with its 5-inch display, which is a TFT capacitive Gorilla Glass screen. Dell Streak sports a 1 GHz Scorpion processor and Adreno 200 GPU along with 512 RAM and 16GB built-in memory.