GETAC Upgrades Its V100 Notebook/Tablet PC

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GETAC is upgrading its V100 Notebook/Tablet PC with GETAC's exclusive Sunlight Readable Technology (SRT) to offer a super-bright screen display operating at 1200 NITS without sacrificing the notebook's battery life. By simply opening and swiveling its display, the V100 quickly converts from a notebook computer to a tablet PC. In addition to its bright, easy-to-read screen display, the GETAC V100 is fully compliant with MIL-STD 810F and IP54 standards for ruggedness including the ability to withstand heavy rain, airborne dust and debris. For further protection, the hybrid notebook/tablet PC has a removable hard drive that is shielded by a special mechanism to prevent damage during operation; anti vibration compounds, which serve as a shock absorber during transport; and an anti-shock housing to further protect it if bumped or dropped.

Weighing a mere 4.8 pounds, the GETAC V100 features an ultra-quiet fan-less design and includes a wide range of standard and optional features, including a 10.4 inch screen, power-saving Intel Core 2 Duo 1.2GHz processor, up to 2 GB of DRAM, 250GB shock-mounted removable hard drive, Integrated Bluetooth, reversible waterproof camera, and a full menu of wireless networking capabilities to ensure users always stay connected and in control. The notebook / tablet PC is housed in a water-resistant design built on a rugged magnesium alloy frame. The V100 can be customized by offering a variety of advanced upgrade options including 12-inch LCD screen, optional Integrated GPS, and 3G and standard 802.11a/b/g wireless functionality.

There are two conventional approaches to increasing viewability on a display: raising screen brightness, and decreasing reflectivity (typically with anti-reflective coatings).

The largest problem with increasing screen brightness is that a brighter fluorescent backlight array consumes dramatically more power, cutting battery life in portable devices. Likewise, anti-reflective coatings tend to be expensive and can add as much as 3-to-4 times to the cost of a touchscreen. Moreover, both methods are significantly limited in their ability to improve display appearance in bright sunlight on their own.

GETAC's solution combines proprietary technologies for both screen brightness and anti-reflectivity to overcome these limitations. GETAC created a display backlight based on light‐emitting diode (LED) sources to replace the cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) that are commonly used. The less diffused light from an LED enables a power‐efficient, super‐bright 1,200 NITS display, without sacrificing battery life or resorting to undesirable power‐management schemes. Combined with an active anti-reflective process based on circular polarization to block reflective light, its Sunlight Readable Technology enables viewability that is more than six times better than competing solutions and creates a mercury-free solution.

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