Panasonic's latest PC offering is small enough to cradle in one hand, yet strong enough to handle the rough and tumble of extreme environments.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., whose Toughbook series of rugged laptops is used by U.S. police, military and utility workers, has unveiled a compact, "ultramobile" version that is practically as easy to handle as a PDA but with all the features of a standard PC.

And like other Toughbook models, it's made to survive.