It features 5-megapixel camera, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a compass, pedometer, tide charts, a thermometer, sun/moon schedules, and a star gazer application. The devices is hitting the Verizon Wireless stores on April 28th. As for the pricing, it would cost you $199.99 with a new, two-year contract.

VERIZON WIRELESS AND CASIO INTRODUCE THE CASIO G’ZONE COMMANDO

First Ruggedized Android Smartphone for Verizon Wireless

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and Casio today announced a new addition to the rugged wireless category and a new Android-powered smartphone in the marketplace, the CASIO G’zOne Commando™. Deployment ready, the Commando is a mobile office with high security features for secure corporate email; Wi-Fi for high-speed Web access; XT9 and T9 trace input for efficient typing; and snap-out menu for customized access to high-use applications.

Designed to withstand the most extreme conditions, the CASIO G’zOne Commando easily transitions from work to play with advanced G’zGEAR software. As the ultimate outdoor tool in a mobile device, G’zGEAR operates in eight modes to enhance the active, adventure-driven lifestyle. With the help of its Triple Sensor technology utilizing direction, acceleration and temperature, G’zGEAR enables adventurers to perform at their peak.

The Casio Commando is ideal for the business environment, especially for fields such as construction, transportation, manufacturing, utilities and healthcare. Workers in hazardous environments, such as construction sites, warehouses and factory floors, need a smartphone that has the capability to download blueprints, files and pictures; update project plans; access field force management, inventory access and corporate applications; and capture signatures.

Key features:
· Android™ 2.2
· Meets Military Standards 810G for Immersion, Rain, Shock and Dust Resistant, Vibration, Salt Fog, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Altitude, Low and High Temperature Storage
· 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, still photo, video capture, LED light
· High-security encryption for corporate email
· Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity
· Stereo Bluetooth™
· VZ Navigator® for GPS and audible turn-by-turn directions
· Mobile Hotspot capable-share 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices

Lifestyle features:
· G’zGear operates in eight modes
o Earth Compass – Functions as a standard compass, the GPS shows the distance and direction to several domestic and international landmarks, including Yosemite National Park and Mt. Everest.
o Walking Counter – Measures steps, distance and energy consumption, and total steps for the day, week or month. It also provides virtual treks for famous North American trails and roads including Mt. Kilimanjaro, Annapurna Circuit, Torres Del Paine Circuit, John Muir Trail and Transcontinental
o Adventure Training – Takes training to a new level by allowing users to run with virtual opponents, like world-record holders, wild animals, or their own best personal performance stored in the training history.
o Trip Memory – Plots and records outdoor activities along with location information to share with friends and family on Twitter™ and Facebook®.
o Tides – Showcases the tidal graph for the day; time of tide ebb and flow; and current, past and future sea tide levels. GPS displays the nearest location map.
o Thermometer – Displays current temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit with numeric and graphic thermometer readings and compares the current temperature across multiple locations.
o Sun / Moon – Checks the time of the next sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, and tracks the moon phases for your current location.
o Star Gazer – Utilizes GPS to display the stars and constellation names based on the current season and time.

Pricing and availability:
· The CASIO G’zOne Commando will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com on April 28 for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. CASIO G’zOne Commando customers will need to subscribe to a data plan. Unlimited data plans are available to customers starting at $29.99 monthly access.
· Business customers who want to purchase the device can contact their Business Sales Representatives at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ.

For more information on the CASIO G’zOne Commando or for other Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. Customers can visit www.CasioGzOne.com to experience the CASIO G’zOne Commando.

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It packed with an 800 MHz CPU, 3.7 inch display, 3G EVDO Rev A, and WiFi. There’s also an earth compass, thermometer, and other outdoors-y, rugged, nature-defying features. The handset physical form made to befitted for construction worker or clumsy people in general.

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The company has completed a prototype and available for demonstration at CES 2011 although it is not sure when it will start selling the device. The prototype can alert you when your smartphone receive a SMS or incoming calls. You can also stop the phone alarm, incoming call ring alerts and vibration by tapping on the watch button.

Key features:

- Dimensions: 4.4″ (H) x 2.2″ (W) x 0.9″ (D)
- Main Display: 2.9″ 400X240 TFT display w/up to 65K colors
- External Display: 1.2″ 128×96 Mono PM–OLED display
- Tough Technology Design – Horizontal clamshell with QWERTY keypad
- 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, video capture and LED light
- Water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, humidity, salt fog, altitude, high and low temperature storage, and solar radiation resistant conforming to MIL-STD-810F
- Field Force Manager capable – A resource management tool that provides businesses with the ability to locate and communicate with their mobile field workers
- microsd card slot
- 2.5mm headphone jack

Lifestyle features:

• Earth Compass – functions as a standard compass; GPS shows the distance from and directions to over 40 domestic and worldwide locations
• Walking Counter – measures steps, time, distance, speed and energy consumption Thermometer – shows current temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit
• Astro Calendar – provides the moon’s age and days until a full or new moon
• Sunrise Sunset – shows the current time and position of the sun and times for sunrise and sunset for current, past and future dates; allows you to view times for select major cities; shows the ratio of day and night in numbers and graphs
• Tides – shows the tidal graph for the day; shows the time of ebb and flood tides; shows the time of sunrise and sunset; shows past and future sea tide levels; shows tidal graphs for 100 locations made available by Surfline’s webcams, and GPS will show the nearest location; shows the current tide and the best time for fishing

The CASIO Exilim Mobile is $279.99 after a $50.00 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card.

The amount of transmissive light loss (which results from higher pixel density) has been reduced by adopting a new structure based on a wiring design involving multi-layered wiring for transistors and their surrounds. Despite a reduction in dot pitch to a small 15.5 micrometers (as opposed to the 23 micrometers in Casio’s current displays), it has been possible to maintain light aperture.

Here is one of the model which was released last year, the Casio G’zOne Type-S

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