It looks as though the Chinese company ZTE is in the works of crafting a ruggedized cell phone – something of course that can withstand some of the stuff that mother nature... Photos:

TELUS and Motorola have announced today the launch of the new Motorola Brute i680 on the carrier's network. It is a ruggedized device, capable of withstanding almost any unpleasant environment, priced at $429.99. It's key features include: Military Spec 810F certified for blowing rain, dust, shock, vibration, temperature, pressure, saltfog, humidity and solar radiation; Rubberized exteri...

TELUS (NYSE: TU) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) 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,

The Motorola Brute i680 is now available on TELUS Mike. Its a ruggedized phone with rubberized grips, Push to talk, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS and stereo bluetooth. Its $429.99 straight up or $229.99 on a 3 year.

"The Pharos 565 is a ruggedized Windows Mobile 6.5 PDA with a full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA color touch screen, built-in GPS receiver, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IrDA and RAW IR/SIR. The device comes with a powerful Marvell PXA310 624 MHz CPU, 512 MB Flash ROM, and 256 MB DDR SDRAM. The ruggedized Pharos 565 PDA is compliant with the International Protection Rating (IP54) standard and can resist a drop in a ...

Venerable specialty smart device manufacturer Pharos has announced its newest device with a ruggedized bodyshell in the 565. The 565 will be the first smart device manufactured by the company to be classified under the IP54 standard for measuring shock and impact resistance from a specified height, with resistance to shock and impact up to

The Pharos 565 PDA was recently announced and is considered the first ruggedized smartphone running with Windows Mobile 6.5 – it also meets the IP54 standard... Photos:

TORRANCE, USA - Following the launch of Nüvifone A50 by Garmin-Asus, competing location-based service provider Pharos has launched its 565, the first Windows Mobile 6.5 device for extensive outdoor usage by the adventure-minded. The ruggedized phone is equipped with a 3.5" touchscreen display with only QVGA resolution, a full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS

In addition to the Bada phone (Wave), two Monte models and the super-powerful I8520 weve found two more devices at Samsungs MWC portal: E2370 and Ch?t (B3410W). The first of the two (picture on the left) is a low-end ruggedized candybar with dual-band GSM radio, 1.77-inch 128×160 pixels screen, VGA camera, music player, FM radio

Canadians looking for a ruggedized, easy to use push to talk (PTT) device should look no further than TELUS (NYSE: TU). Theyve 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