Verizon Wireless has just announced a new rugged phone that adopts the flip handset format. Here’s the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2, follow-up to a smartphone with the same name, except for the “2″, of course. Ravine 2 is a resilient device, that comes with the Casio G’zGear software for hikers and outdoor activity fans. Ravine...
The news of the week is certainly the buyout of Motorola by Google, but that doesn’t mean Moto is numb, especially with the new product they’ve just announced. I’m talking about the Motorola DEFY+, a rugged Android smartphone that’s been spotted before, in hands on pics and videos. Rivaling the Samsung Galaxy Xcover, this handset...
Samsung is keen on covering all the possible segments of devices, including all diagonal sizes in tablets, many media players and all types of handsets. Thus, they’ve entered the rugged phone segment adding a new member to the Galaxy series: the Xcover. Samsung Galaxy Xcover will be launched in October and it will compete with the likes of Motorola...
If you’re clumsy enough to drop your handset often, we suggest you buy a rugged phone, like the Casio Commando pictured below. Spotted in Verizon’s roadmap, this device runs Android 2.2, it’s water resistant and it uses an 800 MHz CPU, plus a 3.7 inch touchscreen display. As far as connectivity is concerned, you get 3G EVDO Rev. A,...
You must’ve heard about the Toughphone, a handset that was launched two years ago and made the Guinness World Records Book, as it was one of the most resistant handsets ever. It was dragged behind a JCB GT at 120mph, buried in 2 tones of rubbles and still it worked. Now, the device has a follow-up that even floats: JCB Toughphone Tradesman. The...
Mike Rowe, from Dirty Jobs seems to like the new rugged Motorola Android phone, dubbed i1. This iDEN device fits the bold man and his risky endeavours, specially since he’s managed to destroy around 7 phones in the 5 years of working for “Dirty Jobs”. Motorola i1 is heading for a Sprint release and it complies with 810F military specifications...
Samsung Electronics has just introduced a new clamshell phone, Samsung SPH-W9705, a device meant for the toughest of uses and situations. It’s protected against falls from up above, dust, liquids, strokes and we know that it’ll only be sold via the local mobile operator KT in South Korea. The target audience for this handset are the folks...
Casio has recently announced the availability of the G’zOne Brigade clamshell phone, the G’zOne Brigade, a Verizon product that’s also a rugged handset with very interesting specifications. This is a PTT-capable CDMA handset with support for EV-Do rev. A and complying to military standards. Casio G’zOne Brigade is able to withstand...
If you’re not interested in the looks of your handset and you just want it to be tough, feel try to give the AIS rugged PDA a go. Pictured below, this handset runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and it packs a 3.7 inch QVGA display with an unimpressive 240 x 320 pixel resolution. There’s also a Marvell chip on board, that’s almost ancient and...
Casio has a brand new rugged phone coming, the IT-800 RGC-35 handset, that weighs 335 grams and packs a 3.7 inch VGA screen with a low-reflection touch panel. This PDA phone will be launched in January 2010 and you should know that the device is shock resistant. IT-800 RGC-35 supports 3G wireless WAN (HSDPA) and the handset is also able to withstand...
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