Casio has released its second rugged handset in the US on Verizon hoping to appeal to the more adventurous phone user.

The Casio G'zOne Rock is a clamshell handset that looks like it could take a beating. On the inside there is a 2.1-inch colour screen, standard keypad (not QWERTY), Bluetooth, while the outside offers a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash.?

The phone hits the MIL-STD 810F standard meaning you can drop it down the toilet, throw it on the floor and generally go most places on the planet (read building site) without fear of it breaking.

Those who do adventure out into the wilds can be safe in the knowledge that the handset also offers a digital compass, walking counter, thermometer, daily tidal graphs, sunrise and sunset times and a moon calendar.

It's out on Verizon very soon.

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Casio G'zOne Rock phone plays it tough originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:40:58 +0000

Casio is offering a tough-as-old-boots camera to rival the likes of Olympus and Pentax with the launch of the Exilim G EX-G1.

Aimed at "life adventurers" and launching with such claims as the fact it offers "endurance engineering as its cornerstone", we think we'd better skip to the specs in order to keep on track.

The 12.1-megapixel EX-G1 takes microSD cards, is resistent to shock, dirt, humidity, snow, temperature and water to varying degrees, gets a 2.5-inch LCD and a 3x zoom lens.

For those that value pocket space, the big sell is that it apparently boasts the world's thinnest profile of 0.78-inch (19.9 mm) (apart from sticky-out bits) in a shock resistant digital camera.

It will go on sale in the States for $299.99 in December, while UK pricing is ?279 and it's due to touchdown here in January.

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Casio Exilim G EX-G1 rugged snapper launches in the States originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:26:37 +0000

Casio has unveiled the Exilim EX-FS10S - a digital camera designed to help improve your golf swing. Using a special burst mode, onboard software can detect your club and the position of your elbows, arms and head, and offer advice on how to improve your posture.

Despite being a little on the niche side, the snapper actually has some reasonable specs. It has a 9.1-megapixel sensor, 720p video recording at 30ps, a 3x optical zoom, and weight of 139g. It only has 32MB of onboard memory, but we suspect it'll support a memory card of some sort, too.

It's not clear how much it costs, and nor is it clear when - or indeed if - it'll be available outside of Japan. But if it does turn up over here, we'll be sure to bring you full pricing and availability info.

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Casio intros Exilim EX-FS10S camera originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:11:35 +0000

Casio has gone tough in the US with Verizon, launching a new Push to Talk ?(PTT) handset geared towards those who like to beat their handset while they work.

Coming with "Military standard" ruggedness - a real term - the handset made by Casio will be called the Casio G'zOne Brigade and offer users a flip out QWERTY keyboard in a clamshell design, a 3.2-megapixel cameras and 3G connectivity.

That military standard (MIL-STD-810F) means you get water, shock, dust, vibration, humidity, salt fog, altitude, high temperature, low temperature and solar radiation resistance.

More appealing to small businesses will be Verizon's contacts feature that allows you to manage contacts on up to 50 handsets at the touch of the button, meaning your army of workers never have the excuse of not having the right number.

Keeping on the business front you will also be able to view Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentations as well as PDFs

Yet to be priced the handset is expected out in the US shortly.

Verizon also launched the Samsung Convoy, a more traditional clamshell?rugged Push to Talk (PTT) device with military specifications. The Convoy will be available on 15 November.

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Casio G'zOne Brigade gets tough with Push To Talk originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:14:50 +0000