Not content with offering up merely modular Android tablets, ASUS has revealed a brand new seven-inch tablet that’s water and dirt resistant — perfect for a place of tub-time browsing or… desert rallying. The ASUS TOUGH-ETBW11AA has rubberized bezel and strips around the back, contributing to the substantial 22.2mm profile, but that hefty frame can survive drops from the heady height of 76cm. Except for its tough-guy credentials, there is a 1280 x 800 screen, five megapixel camera, Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor, WiMAX connection and the staple WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS medley. It comes with 16GB of well-protected storage, but there’s room for more via microSD. For those seeking a slate that’ll survive the bumps and scrapes of the business world — and never look ridiculous — it will become available to enterprise customers of Japanese carrier KDDI this November. No news yet on whether it’ll canoe its way across from the Land of the Rising Sun, but we will be able to provide you with about a more photos of the rough and tumble tablet after the break.
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