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The latest from Motorola’s rugged enterprise line is the MC9500 – a Windows Mobile smartphone designed for tough industrial situations. One-handed use is a big deal with the MC9500, something the MC55 wouldn’t be able to handle for beans, accentuated further by great accelerometer use. The video demo shows a section where you tip the device towards a delivery customer, and the screen flips around properly for signing. Charging is also a pretty big deal for this device, as it plugs into a modular, “form factor agnostic” charging system and has LED indicators on the mosterous 4800 mAh batteries themselves to properly show battery life. Five swappable keypads and customer-changeable EV-DO and HSPA modules allow employers to tailor devices to the demands of their company.
All the usual smartphone amenities are on there: 3 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.7″ 640 x 480 display, along with the added bonus of military-grade ruggedness that transportation and warehouse workplaces demand. For more information and ordering options, hit up Motorola.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
