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,…
Verizon Outs Rugged Casio Rock
A tough, useful little flip has been announced on Verizon called the Casio G’zOne Rock. It had been previously spotted on a leaked roadmap, but few specifics were available.This phone looks like it would be a hikers dream, complete with compass, walking counter, thermometer, astro calendar, sunrise/sunset and tides apps to keep you oriented in…
Bundle of New Phones Coming to Japan from KDDI
Thirteen impressive new phones are coming down the pipe for Japanese service provider KDDI. Here’s the breakdown: Casio Exilim Keitei CA003: 12 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, autofocus, image stablizer, and 20 images/second rapid shot Sharp Aquos Shot SH003: 12 megapixel camera, FM transmitter, transfer and view Blu-Ray movies Sharp Aquos Shot SH006: 12…
NEC, Hitachi and Casio are looking to become one big happy family in Japan
The number one handset manufacture in Japan, Sharp, may be facing some steep competition if the rumor about NEC getting into a three way with Hitachi and Casio are to be believed. Nikkei is reporting that Japanese publication Yomiuri Shimbun has been tipped offed that the three companies plan on merging their handset divisions as…
Video: Popular Mechanics manages to kill a Sonim handset
A few months ago I showed you a video with my buddy Dan Lane abusing, sodomizing, and molesting a Sonim handset in an attempt to break it. He failed. Sonim handsets are known to be built like tanks and can withstand practically any type of accident, except for being dropped in an active volcano, which…
Casio Brigade C741 passes through FCC en route to Verizon Wireless
Remember that potentially boring Casio Brigade C741 that popped up on our radar as part of a leaked Verizon Wireless roadmap? Right, well, the Casio Brigade has just been approved by the FCC. The details are slim at this point, but the FCC filing shows that the Brigade has CDMA/EVDO and Bluetooth radios packed within.…
Rumor: Verizon roadmap leaks, filled with a whole bunch of boring, and a whole lot of Samsung
A source that the Boy Genius Report claims to be trustworthy has slipped him a roadmap of devices, 14 to be exact, that are due to launch over the next few months on Verizon’s network. This list is heavily slanted towards Samsung, which makes the wait for their Q2 2009 financial results, due out this…
Verizon Outs Waterproof Casio Exilim and Side-Sliding Motorola Rival
The waterproof Casio Exilim that we saw Verizon promoting in rather scandalous ways is now available for $279.99 on a two-year contract after rebates. It might seem a little steep, but for a waterproof, ruggedized device with a 5.1 megapixel camera with 3 x optical zoom and a really cool swiveling form factor, this could…
Verizon Casio Exilim Withstands Water, Sexting
Call a promo video featuring sexting a cheap ploy appealing to the lowest common denominator if you must, but the Casio Exilim, a flip with a 5.1 megapixel camera bound for Verizon spied late in December, is at least getting a little more public. Water resistant phones is an awesome idea that I’ve been hankering…
Verizon Casio Exilim NX9250 Spy Shots Surface
Spy shots of a rumored new Casio Exilim NX9250 device have recently surfaced… The CDMA device (as pictured above, and below!) should be coming to Verizon Wireless in the new year… and it supports dual band CDMA, EV-DO Rev. A and Bluetooth. The device should also pack a 5.1MP camera, 3x optical zoom and WVGA…