Verizon Wireless and Motorola has announced the Motorola Barrage last week. The rugged device sports a tough-as-nails exterior. Designed to be submersible for up to 30 minutes in one meter of water, it is constructed from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber – protecting it against blowing rain, humidity, solar radiation, high and low temperatures, blowing dust, salt fog, altitude, shock, vibration ... continued »

Nokia today introduced the new Nokia 3720 classic, an IP-54 certified mobile phone designed to resist water, dust and shock. The Nokia 3720 classic is encased in durable materials and is entirely sealed to protect the inner electronics. The whole body has a size of 115 mm x 47 mm x 15.3 mm and 94 grams. It is expected to retail for ... continued »

For those who need a rugged phone, Nokia is announcing a new model soon according to Nokia Conversations site. The site is previewing the rugged phone with a series of test videos: What we’ve come up with are a series of videos showing off our experiments, and the results. The first two are live today and we’ll be revealing more ... continued »

Motorola announced two new enterprise-grade iDEN handsets - the r765 and the r765IS (intrinsically safe). Motorola’s r765 and r765IS solutions can help businesses speed up group communications and increase productivity with rich iDEN services including talk group and private calls, interconnect, messaging and data. Users also get isolated site operation, emergency talk group calls, status messaging and talk group scan. ... continued »

Already available since year 2006, the Motorola i580 Ruggedized clamshell phone is now available in a highly visible yellow. This rugged clam shell design is certified to Military Standard 810 F, and performs in extreme outdoor environments and stands up to dusty environments, drops, exposure to vibration from heavy machinery use and hot/cold climates. Motorola i580 include rubber encasing, interior ... continued »

This week at CeBit, Handheld Europe has launched its new Nautiz X5 rugged PDA, comes with a 806 Mhz processor, 3 mega pixel camera with autofocus capabilities, integrated barcode scanner, WLAN, Bluetooth, 3G cellular capabilities, and GPS with InstantFix II. The Nautiz X5 weighs only 410 grams, is IP65 rated and can also handle extreme temperatures and multiple drops from 1.8 ... continued »

GETAC announced the latest addition of its rugged mobile computing products. The GETAC PS535F handheld is the company’s next generation, fully rugged GPS-enabled PDA featuring a built-in 3 megapixel auto-focus camera, altimeter and E-compass. These new features will enable field-based employees to capture field data on-site and transmit that data back to headquarters in real-time. continued »

Sprint has introduced an upgrade of Motorola i365 with rugged protection. The new Motorola i365IS is intrinsically safe, suitable to be used in hazardous areas that may contain flammable gasses, vapors or dust. It is also certified for military specification requirements including humidity, blowing rain, dust, shock and vibration. continued »

Rogers Wireless today announced the addition of two new rugged handsets, the Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165 to its line of rugged wireless product. The new Samsung Rugby is a heavy-duty work phone that makes it easy to get the job done right, with a large external speaker, 3G high-speed data access where available, access to e-mail, instant messaging, ... continued »

AT&T and Motorola unveiled Motorola Tundra VA76r, a rugged 3G clamshell device with a tough exterior that can withstand harsh environments. Motorola Tundra VA76r will be available for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year contract in AT&T stores on January 13. continued »