Fujitsu Waterproof Arrows Tab Swimming with Windows 8 Instead
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Fujitsu unveiled a Windows 8 version of its water-proof Arrows Tab at CEATEC, Japan's largest electronics show. The Arrows Tab unveiled by the device-maker early this year had Android Honeycomb as operating system. The new Windows 8 tablet has a 10.1-inch display, weighs 599 grams, measures 181 × 262 × 11.3 mm, and features front and rear cameras, a micro-USB port, a microSD card slot, and support for LTE. The tablet will be available somewhere in October-November. Pricing has not been announced.

What Else You Need To Know

  • Fujitsu unveiled the Android version in January but so far has not released the dual-core OMAP CPU-powered slate.
  • The Arrows Tab is touted as able to operate underwater.

Other sources

Unlike the model of the tablet exhibited at CES, the Windows 8 slate's posterior had a textured, metallic finish with sharp, rather than rounded, corners. - John P. Mello Jr., PC World  
Fujitsu first began showing off the Arrows Tab a year ago, but this water-proof tablet finally is nearing release. - Ed Hardy, TabletPC Review  
PCWorld
Fujitsu to make waterproof Windows 8 tablet  

Unlike the model of the tablet exhibited at CES, the Windows 8 slate's posterior had a textured, metallic finish with sharp, rather than rounded, corners.

TabletPC Review
Fujitsu Prepping Water-proof Arrows Tab With Windows 8  

Fujitsu first began showing off the Arrows Tab a year ago, but this water-proof tablet finally is nearing release.

TabletPC Review
Fujitsu Prepping Water-Proof Arrows Tab With Windows 8