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  • Boost Mobile rolls out Motorola i296

    Boost Mobile rolls out Motorola i296

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
    If you thought the aging i290 was about ready for replacement, we've got some great news for you -- the updated i296 is upon us. It's an ultra-basic device by any measure, seeing how it lacks a camera, music player, and web access, but if you're just looking for a marginally stylish way to get your chirp-chirp on, this might be a decent way to do it. As with many (if not most) iDEN devices in recent memory, the candybar is mil-spec 810F compliant for dust, shock, and vibration resistance, and it runs just $59.95 contract free -- let's see you try to get that kind of a deal on a smartphone, eh? Follow the break for Boost's press release.

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    Boost Mobile rolls out Motorola i296 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sprint Nextel drops Motorola Brute on unsuspecting public

    Sprint Nextel drops Motorola Brute on unsuspecting public

    Posted on January 11, 2010 | No Comments
    brute_closedOh Nextel. The insults continue. First, your service continues to hemorrhage users, and now you get subjected to phones that look like the Motorola Brute. It's almost enough to make me feel a little sorry for you.

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  • Verizon launches hardcore Casio G’zOne Rock

    Verizon launches hardcore Casio G’zOne Rock

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    It doesn't sound as hardcore as its predecessor, the Boulder -- but Verizon's just-introduced Rock is actually the company's most functional Casio G'zOne model to date. Though it looks quite similar to the outgoing model, the Rock's headlining addition is the so-called Triple Sensor -- something certain G-Shock owners might already be familiar with -- which allows the phone to offer an integrated thermometer, compass, and pedometer. It also features touch-sensitive music controls, a 2 megapixel cam, and -- you guessed it -- mil-spec 810F compliance for resistance to the everyday ails of the world like water, dust, and sun exposure. It'll be available online starting tomorrow for $199.99 on contract after rebate, while stores pick it up a few days later on the 30th.

    Verizon launches hardcore Casio G'zOne Rock originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Motorola Quantico gets rugged for AWS CDMA

    Motorola Quantico gets rugged for AWS CDMA

    Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments

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    Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint (well, Direct Connect anyway) have all gotten their fair shares of ruggedized Motorola love, but what about the regionals like MetroPCS? The answer to that might very well lie in the Quantico flip that was announced today, bearing support for 1700MHz CDMA in addition to 800 / 1900 with EV-DO. Besides mil-spec 810F compliance for resistance to environmental evils like water dunks, heat, and dust, the Quantico offers up a 1.3 megapixel camera (a little meager, if you ask us), stereo Bluetooth, and microSD expansion. Moto's putting nearly all of its weight behind Android right now, but alas, no Android here -- speaking of, whatever happened to the non-touch version of the platform? Anyhow, look for the phone to hit markets in this quarter; carrier partners have yet to be announced.

    Motorola Quantico gets rugged for AWS CDMA originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Samsung Convoy is a rugged push-to-talker for Verizon

    Samsung Convoy is a rugged push-to-talker for Verizon

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | No Comments

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    For some reason known only to its users, push-to-talk and mil-spec protection seem to go hand in hand -- and that trend continues with Samsung's Convoy for Verizon. The beefy little flip offers 810F compliance for resistance against shock, dust, vibration, salt, fog, humidity, sunlight, and temperature extremes, EV-DO-based push-to-talk, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 2 megapixel camera plus VZ Navigator support. Verizon's also touting its "long battery life" (we'll be the judge of that) with a 1300mAh pack on board, so you should be able to chirp-chirp your way through the night if you play your cards right and you've got some willing participants on the other end. Look for this one to drop (quite literally -- it's rugged, after all) on November 15 for $49.99 on contract after a $50 mail-in rebate.

    Samsung Convoy is a rugged push-to-talker for Verizon originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Motorola i856 Debut now available on Nextel

    Motorola i856 Debut now available on Nextel

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments

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    Perhaps recognizing that the average Boost customer is more interested in the latest, greatest trendy handsets than the average Nextel customer (read: construction worker with a penchant for putting mil-spec certifications to the test), Sprint has launched a couple recent groundbreaking models -- the Clutch, Moto's first QWERTY iDEN device and the Debut, its first slider -- on Boost first before bringing them over to the big daddy. Don't fret, though, Nextel subscribers, because the i856 Debut is now available to you, bringing that crazy red / black color combo, integrated music player, and network-first slider form factor to a more grown-up audience. It's available now in all sales channels for $99.99 with a $50 rebate on contract.

    Motorola i856 Debut now available on Nextel originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Wrist-Mounted Keyboard Has Us All in a Froth

    Wrist-Mounted Keyboard Has Us All in a Froth

    Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments
    This one handed (or rather one-handed, one wristed) keyboard is your ticket straight out of the dating game. It manages to hit plenty of extra geek-buttons as it heads for the exit, though: The company is iKey, and the name is a military hardware evoking AK-39. The keyboard is actually designed for some heavy-duty use, featuring [...]

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