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Pantech Element waterproof LTE tablet now available on AT&T, $299 solo or $249 bundled with the Burst

One of the many, many tablets announced at CES this year is available today, the Pantech Element. It's an 8-inch Android tablet running on AT&T's LTE network that normally wouldn't be anything to write home about — especially since it's only running Android 3.2 — but it also has a twist: it's fully waterproof down to 30 feet.

Pantech Element hands-on pictures and video

The waterproof Pantech Element is an 8-inch tablet with LTE on AT&T. We're just back with a brief hands-on with the device where we copiously doused it with water with no ill effects. Though it's only running Android 3.2, Pantech tells us it will be upgradable to Android 4.0 sometime in the future.

Pantech Element for AT&T LTE now official

Sitting in a glass tank of water is a nice touch. The inexpensive, waterproof Pantech Element tablet was just announced at the AT&T developer summit. Not much of a surprise, given it popped up at an AT&T store this week. The tablet features a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor. You can get both the Element and the Pantech Burst phoen for $249.99 when you sign a contract for both devices.

Pantech Element pops up at an AT&T store, waterproof tablet coming very soon

Pantech's AT&T tablet, the Element, has been spotted in a store.

Pantech 'waterproof' LTE Android tablet coming to AT&T for $299 on January 8th?

According to BGR, the Pantech Element Android tablet will be "waterproofed for real life," which translates to splash-resistance as long as all the ports are closed. It's rumored to launch on January 8th with support for AT&T's LTE network and cost $299.99 with a two-year contract.