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Logitech Just Built an iPad Case Tested for 10,000 Backpack Drops

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School tech accessories live and die by one rule that has nothing to do with specs: can they survive a school day? That’s not a small ask. It means tolerating backpack tosses, spilled drinks, a constant rotation of different hands, and the kind of daily disregard that would disqualify most consumer products after a semester. Keyboard cases designed for classrooms have to think about all of that before they think about typing feel.

Logitech’s new Rugged Combo 4c and Rugged Combo 4c Touch are the latest additions to the company’s Rugged Combo lineup, designed for the iPad (A16) and iPad (10th generation). Both cases are built explicitly around the realities of student life, and a few of their design choices reflect how thoroughly the company thought about where and how these devices actually get used.

Designer: Logitech

The most immediately useful upgrade in both models is the dedicated USB-C port. Audio has become central to how students learn, with literacy programs, digital assessments, and language learning all increasingly depending on wired headphones. Previously, plugging in headphones often meant going without charging, or the other way around. The USB-C port eliminates that choice by handling both simultaneously without any adapters.

The keyboard itself is fully sealed and spill-resistant, which handles the inevitable water bottle incident, and the case is made from material tested to survive more than three years of daily cleaning at school facilities. Drop protection reaches up to 6.6 ft, and the case has also been backpack drop-tested 10,000 times, addressing the specific scenario where a bag hits the floor from a hook or desk. That’s a meaningfully different durability benchmark than a standard drop test.

Both cases connect via Smart Connector, which means instant pairing without any Bluetooth setup and no separate charging required since the case draws power directly from the iPad. Four use modes, Type, View, Read, and Sketch, support a variety of classroom activities, including compatibility with Apple Pencil and Crayon for note-taking and drawing. There’s also a window for iPad asset tags and a built-in QR code to simplify IT tracking and deployment across a school fleet.

The main distinction between the two models is the Rugged Combo 4c Touch’s large, high-precision multi-touch trackpad. For students who’ve grown up navigating touchscreens, a trackpad offers a more familiar cursor-based experience that fits naturally into typing sessions. It’s one of those additions that sounds modest but actually changes how students interact with the device during longer tasks like writing assignments or research.

Logitech designed both products with school-wide deployment in mind rather than individual purchase, which explains features like the asset tag window and the clean construction that holds up to institutional cleaning protocols. Both cases are available through Logitech’s authorized education distributors. For any IT administrator who has ever had to account for hundreds of devices scattered across dozens of classrooms, that kind of practical thinking ends up mattering more than any single feature on the spec sheet.

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reMarkable Just Made a $399 Writing Tablet That Won’t Distract You

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There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes with trying to take notes on a device that also wants to tell you about emails, calendar reminders, and a dozen app updates. A general-purpose tablet is extraordinary for many things, but for someone who simply wants to write, it’s often too much. That gap is exactly where reMarkable has built its reputation, and the Paper Pure is its clearest statement yet.

The Paper Pure launched as the direct successor to the reMarkable 2, priced at $399 with a Marker stylus and six replacement tips included. A $449 bundle adds the Marker Plus, which features a built-in eraser, along with a Sleeve Folio for protection. It’s a focused proposition for a focused device: write, read, annotate, and essentially nothing more.

Designer: reMarkable

The display is the centerpiece of what’s improved, which reMarkable calls a third-generation Canvas screen, built on E Ink’s Carta 1300 panel and delivering 20% more contrast than the reMarkable 2’s display. Ink promises to appear darker and crisper on a background that reads as noticeably whiter and more paper-like. An adjustable reading light is new to this form factor in the lineup, finally making the device usable in dim rooms.

Writing responsiveness matters as much as display quality on a device like this, and the Paper Pure advertises 21ms of latency. That’s fast enough to feel genuinely natural, especially combined with the textured surface that gives the Marker tip just enough drag to mimic paper. The Marker now recharges magnetically when attached to the side of the tablet, so there’s no separate cable to manage.

A three-week battery rating changes how you think about the device entirely. You stop treating it like a phone that needs a nightly top-up and start treating it more like a paper notebook you just pick up and toss in a bag. The internal storage also grew from 8GB to 32GB, and RAM doubled from 1GB to 2GB, both contributing to a noticeably snappier experience.

Notebooks sync to your phone or desktop through the reMarkable apps, and a Connect subscription unlocks cloud storage and handwriting-to-text conversion. The operating system stays deliberately out of the way, offering no browser, no email, and no app store. Whatever you write on the Paper Pure stays on the Paper Pure unless you choose to share it, which turns out to be a surprisingly refreshing constraint.

The back panel is now fully plastic, which sounds like a downgrade but actually makes the device more durable in everyday use. It’s also 44g lighter than the reMarkable 2, landing at around 360g total. What’s intentionally gone is support for keyboard accessories and the pogo pins that enabled them; those features belong to the Pro lineup, and the Paper Pure isn’t trying to compete.

It comes in Ocean Blue, Mist Green, and Desert Pink, three colors with more personality than the reMarkable line has typically offered. Orders opened on May 6, with first shipments expected in early June. At $399, it’s the most accessible entry into reMarkable’s current lineup, and for anyone whose main reason for wanting a tablet was always just to write, it makes a compelling argument for simplicity.

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Lenovo’s 8.8-Inch Gaming Tablet Packs a 9,000 mAh Battery for $850

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Gaming tablets have always been stuck in an awkward spot between portability and raw power. The ones fast enough to handle demanding titles tend to be bulky and heavy, more like a compact laptop than a true handheld. And smaller tablets, for a long time, simply didn’t have the hardware to keep serious players happy, leaving enthusiasts perpetually torn between convenience and performance.

Lenovo’s Legion Tab Gen 5 is the latest attempt to close that gap, and it’s making a convincing case. The 8.8-inch Android gaming tablet packs specs that could make larger competitors nervous, all within a frame light enough to slip into a backpack. First unveiled at MWC Barcelona and now available in the US, it starts at $849.99, a price that signals just how seriously Lenovo is treating this space.

Designer: Lenovo

Under the hood sits Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the same chip you’d find in today’s flagship smartphones. The base model pairs it with 12 GB of LPDDR5T RAM and 256 GB of UFS 4.1 Pro storage, though it’s configurable up to 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage. Lenovo’s AI Engine+ also runs in the background, dynamically optimizing frame rates, touch response, and haptic feedback as you play.

The screen all those frames render onto is equally impressive. Lenovo’s 8.8-inch PureSight Display runs at a 3K resolution of 3,040 × 1,904 pixels with a 165Hz refresh rate, covering 99% of the DCI-P3 color space with Dolby Vision support. Touch sampling reaches up to 480Hz, so inputs register almost instantly during a competitive match. TÜV Flicker Free and Low Blue Light certifications make extended sessions considerably easier on the eyes.

One of the most remarkable things about this tablet isn’t the chip or the display, it’s what’s powering everything. Lenovo managed to pack a 9,000 mAh battery into this 8.8-inch body, a significant leap over the previous generation, while keeping the whole package at just 360 grams. Add 68W fast charging and bypass charging support, which prevents battery degradation during extended sessions, and running this thing dry becomes genuinely difficult.

The audio hasn’t been shortchanged either. Dual superlinear 2712 speakers with Dolby Atmos certification handle the sound, backed by dual microphones, so voice chat holds its own during any session. Three color options are available: Eclipse Black, Glacier White, and a vibrant Surge green that was originally introduced as a FIFA edition. An RGB accent on the back adds a dose of personality without making the whole thing look gaudy.

At $849.99 starting, the Legion Tab Gen 5 is anything but an impulse buy for the base 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage configuration. That’s a $300 jump over its predecessor, a hike partly blamed on the rising cost of memory, perhaps an indicator of things to come. There’s also no word yet on the accessories designed for its Chinese counterpart, which would probably help increase this pricey gaming tablet’s appeal.

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This $599 ‘Swiss-Army’ Android Tablet Has a Built-In Projector, Night Vision, and a Laser Rangefinder

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At some point in the last decade, the iPad became the default answer to the question of what a tablet should be. Thin, light, polished, dependent on a case ecosystem to survive a one-meter drop onto carpet. It is an extraordinary device for a very specific kind of person living a very specific kind of life. The 8849 Tank Pad Ultra exists in a parallel universe where the design brief started with entirely different questions, ones involving concrete floors, dark confined spaces, and the need to project a floor plan onto a wall without finding an electrical outlet first.

The Tank Pad Ultra is a 1,345-gram Android tablet with a 260-lumen 1080p DLP projector, a 64MP night vision camera, a 4-meter laser rangefinder, IP68 and IP69K waterproofing, and a 23,400 mAh battery that charges at 66W. It runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chip with 5G connectivity at up to 4.67 Gbps and up to 32GB of RAM. It costs $599, which is less than a base iPad Pro and considerably less than the sum of its individual parts if you tried to buy each capability as a dedicated tool.

Designer: 8849 Tech

The projector is the headline feature, and 8849 has earned the right to lead with it. They introduced the world’s first 5G rugged tablet with a built-in DLP projector back in 2024, at a modest 100 lumens and 854×480 resolution. Blackview then pushed the category to 1080p. The Tank Pad Ultra answers with 260 lumens and full 1920×1080 resolution, with auto-focus calibrating across a 0.5 to 4-meter throw range. That is a meaningful jump, and for impromptu field presentations, collaborative site reviews, or a legitimate movie night at a remote campsite, it is the kind of feature that collapses several gear bags into one. Whether it holds up in daylight is a harder question. Portable projectors with significantly higher lumen counts routinely struggle against ambient light, and 8849’s own claims here should be treated with the healthy skepticism that any manufacturer’s daylight projection demo deserves.

The night vision camera is the second feature that genuinely earns its place. A 64MP OV64B sensor paired with infrared LEDs means the Tank Pad Ultra can document a dark crawl space, a machinery inspection in a poorly lit industrial unit, or a nighttime search operation without a separate imaging rig. The 50MP Sony IMX766 main camera handles daylight shooting with a sensor large enough to produce genuinely usable imagery, and the 32MP front camera is more than adequate for video calls from the field. Three cameras at these resolutions in a rugged device at this price point is not something the category has managed before, and it matters for the professionals most likely to reach for this thing.

The laser rangefinder and dual-frequency L1/L5 GPS round out what 8849 is calling a field multi-tool, and this is where the Swiss Army Knife analogy earns its keep and also reveals its limits. A Swiss Army Knife is a triumph of consolidation and a set of tools that are each good enough for casual use but rarely the first choice of someone whose livelihood depends on that specific function. The Tank Pad Ultra’s rangefinder tops out at 4 meters, which covers room-scale measurements comfortably but will not satisfy a surveyor. The GPS dual-frequency support is genuinely impressive for a tablet and will outperform most consumer devices in dense urban canyons or tree cover, but dedicated mapping hardware it is not. For the overlander, the small construction crew, or the facilities manager doing rounds, these are additive capabilities that remove friction. For the specialist, they are conversation starters.

Equipped with a 23,400 mAh battery with 66W fast charging, 8849 is offering multi-day endurance on normal usage cycles, with a full charge arriving in around two hours. Reverse charging via USB-C means the Tank Pad Ultra can serve as a power bank for other devices, which on a remote job site is a genuinely practical consideration. Heavy projector use will eat into that endurance significantly, as DLP projection is power-hungry by nature, but 8849’s claim of multi-day field life under standard workloads is credible given the battery capacity. The device also packs more than 20 built-in utility tools, from a bubble level to a pressure gauge to a noise meter, which feel like software cherries on top of a hardware sundae rather than core reasons to buy.

At $599, the Tank Pad Ultra sits in a pricing sweet spot that undercuts the iPad Pro while offering a capability set no iPad would ever pursue. It will not replace a Leica rangefinder, a Fluke thermal camera, or a Panasonic Toughbook in the hands of someone whose professional life depends on that specific tool performing at its absolute ceiling. What it does is give a broad category of field workers, outdoor professionals, and genuinely curious tech enthusiasts a single device that covers an extraordinary amount of ground without requiring a separate bag for the accessories. You can find the Tank Pad Ultra on 8849’s website right now, and the spec sheet alone is worth ten minutes of your afternoon.

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ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini is a power-packed compact PC, tablet and handheld in one

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We’ve been ranting all year long about the rise of the handhelds and the choices spread across a wide spectrum. This diversity is attributed to many variables, including the use case, the genres of games the device is expected to play, and, most importantly, the price segment a gamer is looking at.

ONE-NOTEBOOK has more often than not shown what a premium gaming rig or a powerhouse handheld is supposed to be like, going beyond the utility of simply enjoying your favorite titles. The ONEXPLAYER  G1 laptop, the ONEXPLAYER  X1 tablet hybrid, and the ONEXPLAYER  Youxia X1 Pro EVA Limited Edition handheld gaming PC proved it all right.

Designer: ONE-NETBOOK

The Shenzhen-based electronics company is back with another powerhouse gadget that should solve your gaming, work, and entertainment needs. ONEXPLAYER  X2 Mini is the latest teased handheld by ONE-NETBOOK, and it packs some real power for playing AAA titles. Despite the “Mini” in its namesake, the device features a slightly larger 8.8-inch OLED screen compared to the Apex handheld’s 8-inch display shown off at CES 2026. The display supports VRR and HDR modes, along with the superior 144 Hz variable refresh rate for demanding titles. This pits it directly in competition with the Lenovo Legion Go 2.

Powering the guts of the handheld is the power-packed AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, and there is no word yet about the RAM or storage on the gaming device. The beefy processor with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores is mated to the Radeon 8060S integrated GPU. That kind of hardware requires active cooling, and ONE-NETBOOK has an optional external water cooling pack in the mix. That amount of processing power can be overkill for a handheld, but it makes sense since the device doubles as a potent mini laptop. The screen is completely detachable and connects to a magnetic backlit keyboard for your work routines on the go.

To power the demanding machine, they’ve decided to go with a user-detachable 85W battery to make swaps quick, in case you want to extend your gaming sessions on a long flight. The detachable controller has swappable face buttons (with micro-switches), a capacitive joystick, casing, and a vibration motor for haptic feedback. Thus, making the handheld mini PC easy to replace with new components. D-pad will also be user configurable in two options – the standard cross version, or the octagonal setup similar to the Xbox Series Elite controller. For better control in-game, the two-stage analogue trigger provides micromovement and linear freedom in switching. The controllers can be connected to the independent wireless connection base, which turns them into a capacitive touchpad for mouse-level precision while working.

ONEXPLAYER  X2 Mini will likely have 128GB of storage and ultra-fast LPDDR5X RAM to go with the Strix Halo APU, which should put it flush in the premium handheld category. That should carry a premium price as well, somewhere around $4,000 or more. Add the price of accessories to that, and you have a handheld-PC hybrid poised to attract power gamers and users who have always wanted a modular device for multi-functional needs.

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Tank Pad Ultra is a rugged tablet that doubles as a short throw projector

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8849tech introduced the Tank Pad last year, leaving the tech world in awe. With the ability to double as a projector, the rugged tablet leapt beyond the already highlighted multitasking capabilities of a normal tablet. Now the beast is back in an improved version to polish out the kinks of the OG version, adding more capabilities for users who demand that little extra.

The Tank Pad Ultra has the same promise of all-weather performance, reliability, and durability as its predecessor. If you’re hoping to buy a sleek, lightweight tablet, this one, weighing 1,345 grams and measuring 170.3×268.3×23.6 mm, is not for you. The device is targeted towards professionals and power users who are constantly exposed to challenging environments. Slated to launch two days from now, the rugged tablet is designed for a niche audience with a specific set of needs.

Designer: 8849tech

Specifications are the key here as the tab boasts a 10.95-inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, which is better than the previous version. Powering the gut is a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 processor, which is a tad slower than the Tank Pad, which has a Dimensity 8300 processor. To support multiple open apps, the 16GB RAM and storage capacity of 512GB (expandable via a microSD card) make things easy for users. Coming onto the integrated DLP projector, it has a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. 260 lumens of brightness and auto-focus support. These numbers are technically better than the Tank Pad, which has a 854 x 480 pixel resolution and 100 lumens maximum brightness.

The battery also gets a bump up to 23,400 mAh from the previous 21,000 mAh in the original model. However, both have support for 66W charging, which should be enough to juice up the device for short bursts or power usage in case charging options are limited out in the wild. The Tank Pad Ultra comes with a USB 2.0 Type-C port and the ability to reverse charge your other gadgets. For people who are all-in for a wired multimedia experience, the 3.5mm audio jack is a welcome addition. Since the tablet is going to be used out in unknown environments, it comes loaded with a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, ambient light sensor, and distance sensor. It also comes with an independent camping light built in to explore in the dark hours.

Of course, a mobile device needs to have shooting capabilities, so the Tank Pad Ultra has a 50MP primary camera (with Sony IMX766 sensor) for daylight shooting and a 64MP night vision camera (OV64B) for more awareness of the environment in the dark hours. In the mix is a 32MP front-facing camera (IMX616 sensor), which is potent enough to take video calls in high quality. 8849 has included dual nano SIM card slots with support for 5G NR and 4G LTE networks, which is essential in inhospitable conditions. For a more laid-back connectivity when you arrive back home, the tab has WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and NFC support.

There’s no word yet on the pricing of this rugged tablet, but going by the price of the previous model, it should be around $550. That information should present itself in a couple of days when the tablet is finally launched.

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moto pad – 2026: 5G Tablet With 2.5K Screen, Quad Dolby Atmos

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Motorola has introduced the moto pad – 2026, a new Android tablet that expands the company’s device lineup beyond smartphones and into a more connected cross-screen experience. Announced alongside the moto g stylus – 2026, the tablet is positioned as a larger-screen companion for productivity, entertainment, and everyday multitasking. Based on its specs and overall appearance, the device also appears to be a rebranded version of the Moto Pad 60 Neo, which launched in India last year.

That resemblance matters because the moto pad – 2026 does not arrive as a dramatic reinvention of the Android tablet formula. Instead, it looks like Motorola is leaning on a familiar hardware base and repositioning it for a wider audience under a simpler product name. In that sense, the story here is not just about a new tablet, but about how Motorola is continuing to build out a broader ecosystem around its existing devices.

Designer: Motorola

The moto pad – 2026 centers on an 11-inch display with 2.5K resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate, giving it a hardware foundation aimed at streaming, reading, and light productivity. Motorola says the screen reaches up to 500 nits in High Brightness Mode, which should make it usable in a wider range of lighting conditions. The tablet’s 6.99mm profile and roughly 480g weight also suggest a design meant to feel portable rather than bulky, whether it is being used on a desk, on a couch, or on the go.

The spec sheet also points to an anti-fingerprint finish and a PANTONE Bronze Green metal design. Those details give the device a cleaner and slightly more refined visual identity than many budget-focused tablets that tend to settle for plain plastic shells. Even if the overall hardware looks familiar, Motorola is clearly trying to make the tablet feel more polished and lifestyle-friendly in the way it is presented.

Performance is handled by the MediaTek D6300 5G processor, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4x memory and 128GB of built-in storage. The tablet also supports microSD expansion up to 2TB, adding flexibility for users who want to keep more video, downloads, apps, and documents locally. That combination should be enough for everyday streaming, browsing, reading, casual gaming, and light multitasking, even if it is not positioned as a high-end productivity machine.

One of the more practical additions is 5G connectivity, which gives the moto pad – 2026 an advantage over Wi-Fi-only tablets that lose some of their usefulness away from home or office networks. That makes the device easier to imagine as a portable screen for students, travelers, or anyone who wants a larger display without constantly relying on hotspot connections. It also helps reinforce the idea that this is meant to be a flexible everyday tablet rather than a stay-at-home media slab.

Audio appears to be one of the stronger parts of the package. The moto pad – 2026 includes quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, which should give it a better foundation for movies, streaming, and casual gaming than entry-level tablets with simpler speaker setups. A 3.5mm headphone jack is also included, which remains a practical feature for users who still prefer wired audio or want an easy connection for older accessories.

The software story here is less about reinvention and more about ecosystem fit. Motorola says the moto pad 2026 supports Smart Connect, allowing it to work more closely with phones and PCs for multitasking and content sharing across screens. It also includes Circle to Search, extending one of Android’s more useful recent features to a larger display and giving the tablet a more modern software feel.

Battery life is backed by a 7,040mAh cell, while charging tops out at 20W. The spec sheet also lists an IP52 rating, along with a 5-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera, reinforcing the sense that this is primarily a media and productivity tablet rather than a device built around photography or premium flagship ambitions. Taken as a whole, the moto pad 2026 looks like a practical addition to Motorola’s lineup, even if its strongest selling point may be how familiar it already seems.

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