The Motorola i1 has gone all official-like at CTIA today, offering push-to talk over Sprint’s iDEN network, Wi-Fi, and a 5 megapixel camera, topped with a dollop of Android and wrapped a velvety coat of military-spec ruggedness. Plain Jane vanilla Android here – no Blur, but the folks who use PTT and need a rugged…
AT&T intros Airo Wireless A25is, rugged WinMo smartphone
AT&T announced a new member of its rugged family, Airo Wireless A25is, which they say is the “world’s first intrinsically safe-certified smartphone.” Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the A25is has undergone intrinsic safety certification testing and approval for UL 913 (North America) and also meets rugged military specifications (MIL-SPEC 810-F/G). In other words, it is…
TELUS Launches the Motorola Brute i680
TELUS and Motorola have tag-teamed up to announce the launch of the Motorola Brute i680 on the TELUS network. This is a ruggedized device, one that promises to stand up to almost anything you can throw at it. Key features of the Motorola Brute i680 include: Military Spec 810F certified for blowing rain, dust, shock,…
TELUS Adds Motorola Brute i680 to Mike Lineup
Canadians looking for a ruggedized, easy to use push to talk (PTT) device should look no further than TELUS. They’ve just released the Motorola Brute i680 to their Mike lineup… and the device is indeed, a brute. The i680 is rubberized, and military certified. It can withstand major drops, rain, salt, fog, you name it……
OtterBox Launches Impact and Commuter Series Cases for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
For those of you that pack the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic as your weapon of choice, you’ve got some new choices when it comes to protecting your beloved device. OtterBox has just released new Impact and Commuter Series cases for the 5800, and they look pretty good (as per usual). The Impact Series case for the…
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…
Verizon Launches Twisting Razzle and Rugged Barrage
On top of the Nokia Shade, Verizon is also launching another flip, the Barrage, and the Razzle, sporting a full QWERTY keypad. Both scream mediocrity, but the Pantech Razzle’s kind of cool in that it twists in the middle depending on if you need to do some texting or want to listen to the external…
Motorola MC9500 Offers Swappable Keypads, Battery Indicators to Enterprise
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…
Sprint Launches Rugged Motorola r765IS
Sprint has officially released the Motorola r765IS, a beefy and rugged handset running on Sprint’s iDEN network for snappy, terse, and immediate push-to-talk communication. Up to 20 people can talk across the U.S. using the Group Connect function, but if you’ve got something a little more top secret to discuss, the standard one-on-one Direct Connect…
TELUS MiKE Motorola Clutch i465 Arriving July 14th
Remember that $50 rebate form from MiKE that leaked a little while back? It showed off the yet-to-be released Motorola Clutch i465 push-to-talk phone. Judging by the form, we concluded that the new offering from Motorola would arrive on TELUS (via MiKE) no later than the end of August. Today, news has come out that…