A Rugged Cell Phone for Work or Play

The Motorola Tundra is certainly a rugged cell phone. It is designed to be nearly impervious to dust, rain, humidity, and solar radiation. It can handle shock vibrations, high altitudes, and temerature extremes as well. It's perfect for those who work in rugged conditions as well as for those who just play hard. It's certified to Military Standards MI-SID-810F.

This rugged cell phone provides push-to-talk, walkie-talkie style communication as well as flip phone style. It features integrated GPS to provide both voice and on screen turn by turn driving directions, a 2 megapixel digital camera with 4x zoom, and video capture capabilities, MP3 player (compatible with Bluetooth Stereo headsets), and built in HTML and WAP browsers for internet access. This phone has a 1.6" TFT LCD display and includes functions such as a speaker phone, alarm, calculator, and a phone book that will hold up to 1,000 names.

The Tundra is Bluetooth capable and can provide hands-free communication when needed. It provides users with e-mail, instant, SMS and multimedia messaging capabilities, and is even internationally compatible. This phone is available for $149.99 when signing up for a qualifying AT&T plan.

The Samsung Rugby is a flip phone with push-to-talk functionality. It operates on AT&T's GSM network and features GPS navigation, a 1.3 megapixel camera with self-timer, white balance control, and panorama mode, as well as an music player.

The Rugby provides a WAP 2.0 browser and HSDPA data speeds for video sharing as well as Bluetooth wireless technology for headsets and handsfree communication. Of course this is also a very rugged cell phone as it meets military specifications 810-F. It's dust, shock, rain, temperature, and humidity resistant.

Users get SMS, e-mail, instant, and multi-media messaging abilities as well as a handy external display, speakerphone, calculator, alarm, voice memo function, and much more. This phone is also available in yellow and can be purchased for as little as $49.99 when signing up for a qualifying AT&T plan.

Another option for those seeking a rugged cell phone is the Motorola Adventure. This is another flip phone with push-to-talk functionality. It's offered by Verizon Wireless. This phone features a built-in VCast music player and 2 megapixel camera with self-timer and brightness controls which can also record QVGA quality video clips.

Users also get voice activated dialing, voice driven menus, GPS support for turn by turn driving directions and a phone which meets military standards for shock, dust, heat, and vibration.

The Adventure has Bluetooth support for headsets and handsfree communication. It features a WAP2.0 browser, voice memo, alarm, calculator, calendar, speakerphone functions, and more. Users also get multi-media, SMS, e-mail, and instant messaging capabilities. This phone is available for as little as $49.99 when signing up for a qualifying Verizon Wireless plan.

Waterproof cell phones may be the coming thing later this year. Sharp is reportedly going to release a solar powered, waterproof cell phone later in 2009. Other details aren't available at this time.

NTT DoCoMo recently showed off it's Prime F-01A. It's also a waterproof cell phone that allows you to make calls under water at a depth of about three feet for up to 30 minutes. It operates on GSM/W-CDMA networks. It features a 3.5-inch touchscreen and a built-in 5.2-megapixel digital camera. Models of it can already be found on e-Bay.

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