If you’re going to make something portable, make sure it’s tough – and gadgets don’t come much harder than the LaCie LaCinema Rugged media player, which has now been upgraded to playback your high-definition movies and footage.
Those fairly unassuming looks are the work of industrial designer Neil Poulton, but that (dare we say) dull exterior is more function than form, a scratch-resistant aluminium shell, internal anti-shock absorbers, and a shock-resistant rubber bumper guaranteed to protect your media from everyday accidents and quite possibly, double up as body armour – but don’t hold us to that, it’s certainly not a listed selling point. As well as being the hardest kid on the block, the Rugged is a decent portable media player too, able to play and store your HD movies in glorious 1080p, with HDMI output for easy connection to your HD-ready TV, along with a remote and user-friendly [...]
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