Panasonic introduces two new Toughpad tablets with choice of Android or Windows

Panasonic today announced two additions to its Toughpad tablet lineup, the 7-inch Android Toughpad JT-B1 and 10-inch Windows 8 Pro Toughpad FZ-G1. Owning your own Toughpad won’t come cheap, however, as the the Android version will cost $1,199, while the Windows 8 version will retail for $2,899. The JT-B1 and FZ-G1 will be available in February and March, respectively. They succeed the Android A-1 and B-1 Toughpads released in 2011.
These rugged devices are designed to take a pounding and if you need a tablet in a hard hat work environment, one of these new devices might be right up your alley. Panasonic’s Toughpad lineup is designed for use in highly mobile working fields such as construction, military, maintenance, and any other environment that includes a lot of movement and the need for a device that can stand up to unintentional punishment. Both of these rugged tablets should even be able to survive immersion in water.
The Android Toughpad JT-B1 will run on Ice Cream Sandwich powered by a TI OMAP 4460 1.5GHz dual core processor and include 1GB of RAM. The 7-inch screen will have a WSVGA display with an expected eight hours of battery life.
The Windows 8 Pro Toughpad GZ-G1 will be powered by an Intel i5 1.9/2.9GHz processor and include memory option of 4/8GB RAM and a 128/256GB SSD hard drive. The 10-inch display will feature an impressive Full HD resolution.  Battery life is also expected to last up to eight hours.
The Android version seems a bit disappointing under the hood of its tank-like exterior. Do any of you guys need a tablet that you can beat up or even take for a swim?