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Even though it's been a challenging year for all of us, rugged technology has continued to evolve. Here are the highlights of the past year!

In rugged computing circles, the “drop spec” refers to testing a device in accordance with the MIL-STD-810G test standards. But how is it really done?

2018 was a great year for us here at RuggedInformer.com. We produced close to 100 high-quality articles and grew our user base extensively. To summarize the year and to make it easier for you to catch up if you missed something, we've collected some of the highlights below.

When using a handheld computer or a tablet outdoors, it's really important to see what's on the screen clear enough to actually use the computer.

When it comes to tests of rugged computers, many only want to see how much abuse a device can take. But RuggedPCReview rather takes devices apart to look for faults that could indicate on a non-rugged device.

Designed for the automotive and industrial control industries, a new CAN bus expansion module facilitates efficient communication between a rugged tablet computer and devices that operate over a CAN interface, such as sensors, controllers, and actuators.

Ruggedness specs should include, as a minimum, what kind of fall a device can survive while it's on, what temperature range it can reliably operate in, how well protected it is against dust and liquids, how much vibration it can handle.