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Fujitsu Launches Water-Resistant Tabs That Obey Hand Gestures

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Fujitsu announced the release of ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi, a tablet equipped with fingerprint sensors, and somewhat water-resistant. The ARROWS Tab can be used in places near water, such as in bath areas or the kitchen, as well as outdoors, says Fujitsu. Apart from surviving a splash, the tablet can also be controlled using hand gestures, without directly touching the screen. Other features include a 10.1-inch LCD screen, dual core CPU, front stereo speakers and Dolby Mobile v3 sound.

The new tablet comes in two capacities – the FAR70A (16GB) and the FAR75A (32 GB). Both the models will be available from next week onwards.

Product Specifications:

  • Size: 181 × 262 × 11.3 mm
  • Weight: 599g
  • Continuous Standby Time(10):
    When playing video: approx. 10 hours
    When playing music: approx. 83 hours
    In standby mode: approx. 2,900 hours
  • Display: 10.1-inch color TFT LCD WXGA (1280 × 800)
  • Camera:
    Backside: 5.1 megapixel, CMOS sensor
    Frontside: 1.3 megapixel, CMOS sensor
  • Sensors: Fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, GPS
  • Colors: Eternal White

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