Start with the news release Tablet PC withstands extreme mobile applications from American Industrial Systems, which we summarised at the time by saying "American Industrial Systems (AIS) has launched a rugged mobile data terminal PC for mobile automation, communication and terminal to industrial, utility and commercial environments.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release RTC-1000AS for use in harsh environments from Aaeon: "Aaeon has brought out the RTC-1000AS, a powerful rugged tablet computer that is suitable for use in harsh environments.".
 
In May 2010, we covered the news from AVX - take a look at Tantalum capacitors for low-profile applications which says: "AVX's high-capacitance Pulsecap tantalum capacitors are designed for applications that require bulk capacitance to boost transmitter power, such as solid-state drives, smart meters and more.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from American Industrial Systems, Tablet PC withstands extreme mobile applications, as well as ITT unveils snap-on and ultrasonic PCMCIA I/O kits from ITT Interconnect Solutions, and Aaeon updates AEC-6820 embedded controller from Aaeon.