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Verizon Wireless’ CASIO G’zOne Brigade is rugged, comes with QWERTY keyboard

By: , IntoMobile
Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 2:55 AM

It took quite a while for Verizon Wireless to get ready the CASIO G’zOne Brigade for the official announcement. We’ve first seen the rugged device at the carrier’s leaked roadmap back in July of 2009. Then, a month later, it got the FCC’s seal of approval and now, more than half a year after that, it’s officially out.

As you may know, all G’zOne phones are about toughness, and are made for business customers in such industries as construction, public safety and utilities, who need a reliable device that stand up to tough work conditions. The Brigade is not an exception and it too can handle water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, humidity, salt fog, altitude, high and low temperature storage, and solar radiation resistant conforming to MIL-STD-810F.

However, unlike most other ruggedized handsets, this one comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, allowing users to type faster. In addition, there’s a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash on board, 2.9-inch 400×240 pixels main screen that’s coupled with smaller 1.2-inch 128×96 pixels external display, GPS, Bluetooth, EVDO Rev A. data, and a microSD memory card slot. In terms of pre-installed apps, we find HTML browser, document viewer, media player, VZ Navigator client, email client and so on.

Finally, the price – Verizon is selling the CASIO G’zOne Brigade for $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Alok Jain

    Hi,

    I want to buit this casio brigade phone.

    Please tell me what will be the exact price in Indian Rupees. As I want this buy this phone right mow.

    Please do let me know all the details.

    Thanks,
    Alok Jain
    9971566559 New Delhi

  • Allen C

    Does anyone have a Casio G'zone C741 Brigade phone that works with there Ford Sync system. I have a Ford Flex. My present phone will pair with this phone, but it will not dial out. The phone gives a message that it restricted to emergency call and 911 only when paired to the synce system.

  • Roman

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  • Roman

    Normally I wouldn’t comment on posts but I felt that I had to as your writing style is actually good. You have broken down a tough area so that it easy to understand.

  • Roman

    Normally I wouldn’t comment on posts but I felt that I had to as your writing style is actually good. You have broken down a tough area so that it easy to understand.