An Android tablet built for enterprises, the Motorola ET1 is a very different beast from the sort of tablet that you might use at home.

The ET1 is designed for retail and industrial environments. It's a chunky looking thing, certified to IP54 environmental standards (protected against dust and splashing water) and MIL STD 810G drop standards (multiple drops of 1.2m). The display is coated with a Gorilla Glass coating that is 30% thicker than consumer products, and the large surround is designed to make the ET1 easier to hold without accidentally pressing elements on the screen.

It looks a little old-fashioned on the surface, but underneath is a powerful device with a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal flash memory plus a microSD slot that will take up to 32GB.

One the front is a 7" 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive touchscreen plus a set of physical buttons. On the back is an 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash plus 720p HD video recording. There is an additional
camera on the front for video calling.

The operating system is Android 2.3.4 which is more common on smartphones than tablets. Motorola have a suite of enterprise applications available, or you can develop your own cross-platform apps with Motorola RhoElements. One neat feature with the software is the ability to support multiple users.

Motorola ET1 The tablet supports 802.11 a, b, g and n WiFi, but not 3G data. It has GPS and an electronic compass but we suspect that these will be of more use to applications than personal navigation.