Mobile Choice Magazine : JCB Toughphone Vs. Samsung Solid
April 22, 2008Mobile Choice Magazine features a test between the JCB Toughphone and the Samsung Solid : guess who's the winner ?
April 22, 2008Mobile Choice Magazine features a test between the JCB Toughphone and the Samsung Solid : guess who's the winner ?
CNBC European Business - Tough JCB Phone
April 9, 2008
JCB has gone small and tough. Its rugged new phone is designed to work in the harshest environments. Made by Sonim and distributed by Data Select, the JCB Toughphone survived time in a cement mixer; being driven over by a JCB Groundhog; a highpressure soaking; and even being shot at. It works in temperatures between -20oC to +60oC. It includes Bluetooth, push-to-talk, USB ports, a WAP browser and built-in dual speakers making it easy to hear over noisy engines. SIM unlocked JCB branded phones cost €260 in the UK and are available now through Phones4u or on contract from Vodafone. Other stockists can be found via www.toughestphone.com
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April 9, 2008
JCB has gone small and tough. Its rugged new phone is designed to work in the harshest environments. Made by Sonim and distributed by Data Select, the JCB Toughphone survived time in a cement mixer; being driven over by a JCB Groundhog; a highpressure soaking; and even being shot at. It works in temperatures between -20oC to +60oC. It includes Bluetooth, push-to-talk, USB ports, a WAP browser and built-in dual speakers making it easy to hear over noisy engines. SIM unlocked JCB branded phones cost €260 in the UK and are available now through Phones4u or on contract from Vodafone. Other stockists can be found via www.toughestphone.com
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Matador Media feats the XP1
April 8, 2008Matador is Germany’s hottest lifestyle magazine for men.
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CONNECT - The XP1 is way tougher [...]
April 8, 2008Connect Magazine says :"The XP1 is way tougher than the average outdoor cell phone".
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April 8, 2008Connect Magazine says :"The XP1 is way tougher than the average outdoor cell phone".
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PLAYBOY : Crash Test
April 7, 2008
American manufacturers Sonim Technologies made the mission very clear: Break this mobile phone. We tried. We threw it from the sixth floor. We sank it. We froze it. We placed it under the wheels of a car. We were unsuccessful. The phone's case was unaltered, all the keys were working, the screen ... was still displaying the menu and options. (After all that work) everything was still unbroken. At that point, we really had no further ideas about how to put this handset to the test. We later found out that some colleagues in Sweden found the solution : they shot the XP1 with a 9-mm. Want to see the video? It's right there : www.toughestphone.com.
April 7, 2008
American manufacturers Sonim Technologies made the mission very clear: Break this mobile phone. We tried. We threw it from the sixth floor. We sank it. We froze it. We placed it under the wheels of a car. We were unsuccessful. The phone's case was unaltered, all the keys were working, the screen ... was still displaying the menu and options. (After all that work) everything was still unbroken. At that point, we really had no further ideas about how to put this handset to the test. We later found out that some colleagues in Sweden found the solution : they shot the XP1 with a 9-mm. Want to see the video? It's right there : www.toughestphone.com.
JCB Tough - The Phone for Users Who Work In Adverse Conditions
April 7, 2008
April 7, 2008
Now you no longer has to worry to throw your phone wherever you want. Throw it, drop it, or toss it, keep it any where the tough boy JCB tough won't be in bad shape. The phone can bear all these situations giving a challenge to all the phone out there. Can any one dare to keep their phones all night out in the dreaded cold? You can if you have a JCB tough with you. The XP1 is built to work as hard as you could imagine. This is a completely tough boy phone.
JCB is a GSM phone meant for users who don't need to use so many sophisticated features but uses the phones only for the purpose of calling, text messaging and other uses. The phone has not many features in it but still its one of the best in the area for people who work in places where there phone is subjected to extensive use.
Look forward for deals with this phone you will be surprise to find so many good deals going around with this phone . The service providers like SIM free and Pay A YOU Go On Vodafone has no contract deals for JCB tough phone and Orange and O2 plus Vodafine Entry Texter has 18 months contract with this phone with various features like free sms, discount call rates and roaming free. Contact your nearest dealer to know all about the Contract deals.
The screen of JCB Tough is favorable for outdoor usage. For easy use the phone has large button, and you can use it even wearing gloves. JDB tough phone is built specially for rugged areas. The keypad button has been tested to 500,000 pushes. The phone has excellent temperature resistance.
JDB tough phone has non porous to withstand dust and other micro particles. The high out put speakers can be used for built in speakers. The TFT screen can withstand scratch and it has sapphire coated glass. The phone is a tri band and can run in GSM 900/1800/1900 networks. JCB has been tested and found that the phone can resist temperature to 60 degree plus and 20 degree minus. The phone has added features like Bluetooth, pager, text messaging, and push to talk. He phone is hundred percent interoperable with sonim and Nokia OMA PoC 1.0 servers.
WELT ONLINE : Break that cell phone !
March 28, 2008Mobile phones, they establish connections, make life simpler and became an essential part of our lives. If they just wouldn’t be so terribly delicate. If it falls from the table, gets wet or put in sand the expensive cell phone is quickly turned into cheap plastic junk. That is supposed to change with the Sonim XP1.
These days I received a package and when I opened it, I found a bag with sand inside. A joke? A subtle hint from my significant other that she wants to go on a vacation? The riddle was solved by a little piece of paper on which it said, that I should break the enclosed cell phone. Or at least give it a try. How exactly showed these instructions.
But first I had to fumble the cell phone of the US manufacturer out of the sand and clean it. After some initial hesitation I proceeded to clean it and the thing stilled worked after I held it under running water in the sink. That would have been the time when my Nokia N70 would have given up at the latest. Then I pushed it around somewhat, let it fall on the floor, threw it into the corner and let it fall from the 2nd floor balcony. The cell phone kept working flawlessly. The phone’s instruction manual promises, that the device can handle splash water of up to 90°C and that it functions in temperatures between –20°C and +50°C. In addition, there is a 3 year guarantee,
A nice thing. But I very rarely move around in the jungle, I don’t climb on mountains, if I can help it and mostly I go swimming with just swimming trunks, without handy. Furthermore, the cell phone is, compared to the competition, deliberately kept simple on account of its robustness. No camera, internet only with a WAP, no gadgets that can be installed later on like Opera or Google Mail; no WLAN and due to the missing camera no MMS-support. Unfortunately, that makes it useless for my everyday needs. The Sonim only offers the basic functions like making phone calls, text messaging and via WAP only a few mobile internet pages can be accessed. At least included: Bluetooth.
The cell phone is more likely useful for those who are not into the modern gadgets or those who really work in fields in which a cell phone is likely to break. Be it on a construction site, on an expedition or at mountain climbing. And the fun does not come that cheap. On Ebay you have to put around 300 Euro on the table, if you want to own the Sonim. But as secondary cell phone it is by all means suitable.
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March 28, 2008Mobile phones, they establish connections, make life simpler and became an essential part of our lives. If they just wouldn’t be so terribly delicate. If it falls from the table, gets wet or put in sand the expensive cell phone is quickly turned into cheap plastic junk. That is supposed to change with the Sonim XP1.
These days I received a package and when I opened it, I found a bag with sand inside. A joke? A subtle hint from my significant other that she wants to go on a vacation? The riddle was solved by a little piece of paper on which it said, that I should break the enclosed cell phone. Or at least give it a try. How exactly showed these instructions.
But first I had to fumble the cell phone of the US manufacturer out of the sand and clean it. After some initial hesitation I proceeded to clean it and the thing stilled worked after I held it under running water in the sink. That would have been the time when my Nokia N70 would have given up at the latest. Then I pushed it around somewhat, let it fall on the floor, threw it into the corner and let it fall from the 2nd floor balcony. The cell phone kept working flawlessly. The phone’s instruction manual promises, that the device can handle splash water of up to 90°C and that it functions in temperatures between –20°C and +50°C. In addition, there is a 3 year guarantee,
A nice thing. But I very rarely move around in the jungle, I don’t climb on mountains, if I can help it and mostly I go swimming with just swimming trunks, without handy. Furthermore, the cell phone is, compared to the competition, deliberately kept simple on account of its robustness. No camera, internet only with a WAP, no gadgets that can be installed later on like Opera or Google Mail; no WLAN and due to the missing camera no MMS-support. Unfortunately, that makes it useless for my everyday needs. The Sonim only offers the basic functions like making phone calls, text messaging and via WAP only a few mobile internet pages can be accessed. At least included: Bluetooth.
The cell phone is more likely useful for those who are not into the modern gadgets or those who really work in fields in which a cell phone is likely to break. Be it on a construction site, on an expedition or at mountain climbing. And the fun does not come that cheap. On Ebay you have to put around 300 Euro on the table, if you want to own the Sonim. But as secondary cell phone it is by all means suitable.
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Sonim XP1 Rugged Phone
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008
If you're a regular TR reader you'll be well aware of our love for rugged technology. Panasonic's ToughBooks for instance, have received some serious abuse while in my care, but so far they've managed to survive everything we've thrown at them. It seems now though, that the idea of having rugged kit is catching on a bit, with more notebook vendors offering ruggedised notebooks, and more rugged handheld devices starting to appear. And of course, there are more ruggedised mobile phones appearing, although it has to be said that the vast majority of them are just standard models with a rubber casing and better seals around the buttons and battery compartment.
I was therefore quite keen to get my paws on the Sonim XP1, which claims to be a fully rugged phone. In fact, if Sonim is to be believed, the XP1 can handle even more punishment than a fully rugged Panasonic ToughBook, and that's saying something! There's no denying that the XP1 looks the part, with a tough and textured hard plastic shell surrounding it. What surprised me though, was how small and light this phone is, making it clear that Sonim has designed it from the ground up to be rugged, rather than trying to make a standard handset a little tougher. Measuring 113 x 50 x 22mm (HxWxD) and weighing 129g including battery and SIM card, this is far from the big and heavy brick you'd expect a rugged phone to be.
The colour screen measures 4.5cm, and is surprisingly bright and vibrant considering that this is a rugged phone. The resolution of 128 x 160 pixels however, is very low by today's standards, but then this isn't a handset that you're likely to be viewing photos on, especially since it doesn't have a built-in camera. Of more importance is that the screen itself is set very deep into the casing, with a hard, scratch resistant cover protecting it. This means that even if you are rough enough with the XP1 to break the plastic cover, the screen below should remain intact, leaving the phone to continue operating normally. This point was proved when we did some real world testing on the XP1's rugged credentials, but I'll come to that a bit later.
JCB Tough Phone - The Tough Guy!
March 24, 2008
March 24, 2008
Do you worry that your phone is vulnerable to different conditions like- children in your home playing with it like football? Do you often have to drench in the rain and then the phone in your pocket becomes victim of it? If you do then its time you change your phone e with JCB tough the ultimate phone to resist all types of works. The JCB tough phone is meant for all those situation where other phones would just melt down and say 'leave us ! We give up or lost!' But the JCB tough never losses the spirit. It can endure any treatment you give. You may not believe it but the XP1 of the phone has been engineered to endure such situations and such challenges.
Look forward for deals with this phone you will be surprise to find so many good deals going around with this phone . The service providers like SIM free and Pay A YOU Go On Vodafone has no contract deals for JCB tough phone and Orange and O2 plus Vodafine Entry Texter has 18 months contract with this phone with various features like free sms, discount call rates and roaming free. Contact your nearest dealer to know all about the Contract deals.
The screen is favorable for outdoor usage. For easy use the phone has large button, and you can use it even wearing gloves. JDB tough phone is built specially for rugged areas. The keypad button has been tested to 500,000 pushes. The phone has excellent temperature resistance.
The dimensions of the phone JCB tough phone is 113 x 50 x 22 mm and its a light weight phone which weighs just 105 gm. The battery back up of the JCB tough phone is also tough with 4 hours of talk time. The standby time of the phone is 200 hours. The 2 inch screen of the phone has resolution of 240X 320 pixels. The shock resistance phone can carry out nice pictures. The phone has added features like Bluetooth, pager, text messaging, and push to talk. He phone is hundred percent interoperable with sonim and Nokia OMA PoC 1.0 servers.
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5 Gadgets That Will Survive A Nuclear Holocaust!
March 19, 2008After the carnage of the Australian F1 Grand Prix where millions of dollars of damage was inflicted in rather slight racing incidents and looking at our USB dongle graveyard we decided to look into indestructible gadgets. So we set to work to bring you the kind of gadgets that would survive a nuclear holocaust and be found in thousands of years by future archaeologists.Of course following any nuclear destruction of our civilization you will be needing a communication device. You know, something to call around and see who’s left. The Sonim XP1 mobile phone is reported to be indestructible and has been tested by being shot by a 9mm Glock and a Swedish newspaper, Metro, shot it with a Remington Rifle. Hmmm we want one!
March 19, 2008After the carnage of the Australian F1 Grand Prix where millions of dollars of damage was inflicted in rather slight racing incidents and looking at our USB dongle graveyard we decided to look into indestructible gadgets. So we set to work to bring you the kind of gadgets that would survive a nuclear holocaust and be found in thousands of years by future archaeologists.Of course following any nuclear destruction of our civilization you will be needing a communication device. You know, something to call around and see who’s left. The Sonim XP1 mobile phone is reported to be indestructible and has been tested by being shot by a 9mm Glock and a Swedish newspaper, Metro, shot it with a Remington Rifle. Hmmm we want one!
Sonim XP1: CNET Reviews
March 19, 2008
March 19, 2008
At a Glance
Editors' rating: 7.3 Very good
The good: The Sonim XP1 has an extremely durable design. It's easy to use and has good call quality.
The bad: The Sonim XP1 navigation controls could be a bit more tactile. Also, speakerphone calls were somewhat muffled.
The bottom line: It may not be pretty, but the Sonim XP1 is a rugged GSM cell phone that's built to last. It offers good call quality, too.
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Reviewed by: Kent German
Reviewed on 3/13/08
In the age of cell phones as fashion accessories, the demand for rugged, durable handsets has remained decidedly small. But even though they constitute a niche market, fans of burly models are particularly vocal. For much of its life Nextel has mastered this sector well, with Sanyo and Casio contributing the occasional CDMA handset. Thrill-seeking GSM users, however, haven't been as fortunate. Though Nokia offered the Nokia 5100 and 5140 a while back, the selection of sturdy GSM handsets has remained limited. That is, until now. Sonim Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based company released the Sonim XP1 last year. Billed as the "world's toughest phone," the XP1 is indeed built like a tank. A hard shell and rubberized sidings protect the XP1 from bruises, and it meets military specifications for water, dust, salt, fog, humidity, transport shock, and thermal shock. No, it may not be pretty but it is built to last.
The XP1's feature list is pretty short; you won't find a camera, music, or Bluetooth, but you will find a vivid display, messaging, and a simple interface. As the handset is optimized for the European market (thank Sonim for remembering your home country), the XP1 lacks support for one North American band (GSM 850). Using T-Mobile's network we got decent call quality in San Francisco but with either T-Mobile or AT&T, reception will vary outside of rural areas. The XP1 is available as an unlocked model with Expansys for $359.
Design
We can confirm that the XP1 won't win any beauty contests. It's big and hefty (4.45 inches by 1.97 inches by 0.87 inch, and 4.52 ounces) with a boxy profile and a gaudy yellow-and-black color scheme (a more subdued gray-and-black version is available). But don't count its ugliness against it as that's really the whole point of the XP1. Rather than try to be stylish and sexy, it prides itself on being a brick of a phone that can take a lot of punishment. Indeed, we threw it around a few times without any problems. A YouTube video shows the Sonim XP1 being thrown from a building and run over by several cars without incident; it finally breaks after being quashed by a tractor. Unfortunately, we couldn't repeat those tests--we have to return it intact or we're out $359--but it certainly was one of the sturdiest phone's we've ever seen. And even with all that heft, it still has a comfortable feel in the hand and slips comfortably into all but the smallest pockets. It's worth noting that the XP1 is water-resistant and not waterproof. It won't survive a dunk in the water like the G'zOne Type-S, but it will survive quite a splash.
The XP1 is a tough and strong phone.
While many of Nextel's handsets have tiny, low-resolution displays, the XP1 has a bright, clear display that's easy on the eyes. It measures a spacious 1.75 inches (128x160 pixels) and supports 65,000 colors. The menu interface is simple and easy to use, and graphics looked reasonably sharp. You can change the backlighting time but no other options are customizable.
The navigation array is spacious and well-designed. The primary controls are four directional keys surrounding a central OK button. The keys are large and easy to distinguish but we wish they were raised just a bit more above the surface of the phone. Still, they're tactile enough, and we had no issues with misdials. The directional buttons double as shortcuts to the phone book, the messaging menu, the calls list, and the Web browser. Below the array find two soft keys, the Talk and End/power buttons, and the numeric keypad. All keys are slightly beveled, which makes it easy to dial by feel. They could have a brighter backlighting, however.
The ports on the bottom of the XP1 are covered by a rubber flap.
On the left spine you'll find tactile volume buttons and a nifty "easy call" key. Pressing this key in standby mode directly opens the phone book, which you can scroll through using the volume controls. After you find your desired contact, you can ring them with one touch of the easy call key. On the right spine is a small antenna port that's protected by a rubber flap. If desired, you can connect an optional external antenna to this port for better reception in rural areas. A 2.5mm headset jack and a mini-USB/charger port sit on the bottom of the phone; they're also covered securely by a rubber flap. A speaker sits on the rear side of the phone just above the battery cover. The battery cover has a locking mechanism that you can remove with a screwdriver or a sharp fingernail.
The Sonim's battery cover has a locking mechanism.
Features
The Sonim XP1 has a 500-contact phone book with room in each entry for five phone numbers, an e-mail address, a street address, and notes. Personalization options are slim here. You can't pair contacts with a photo, and only caller groups can be assigned one of five polyphonic ringtones.
Otherwise, the XP1 concentrates on what a phone should do. It eschews multimedia features in favor of the basics. Inside you'll find text messaging, a vibrate mode, a calendar, an alarm clock, a calculator, a voice recorder, a stopwatch, a countdown timer, and a world clock. There's also push-to-talk support and a speakerphone, which you can activate only after you place a call. The lack of a camera or music player isn't bothersome but we will knock our review model for not including Bluetooth. Sonim says the feature exists on other XP1 models but we couldn't find it on ours.
You can personalize the XP1 with a variety of color themes, wallpaper, and greeting messages. If you want additional ringtones, you can download from the WAP Internet browser. The XP1 does not offer any games or any kind of features aimed at construction workers, outdoorsy types, or extreme sports enthusiasts. A small flashlight would be really nice.
Performance
We tested the XP1 in San Francisco using T-Mobile service. Call quality was generally satisfactory. The volume level was high, and we enjoyed a clear signal free of static or interference. Voices sounded natural for the most part, though occasionally the audio was slightly harsh. This was especially true with deeper voices but it wasn't enough to sour our experience. As we noted previously, reception will vary without the GSM 850 band, so if possible we recommend testing the XP1 in your home area before buying.
On their end, callers said we sounded fine, though a few of our friends said the phone picked up a fair amount of background noise. On the other hand, automated calling systems could understand us in relatively noisy conditions. Speakerphone calls were decent. The speaker on the rear face has good output, though voices sounded garbled at times.
Sonim hasn't released battery life ratings so we'll have to report back when we finish our tests. The Sonim XP1 has a digital SAR rating of 0.60 watt per kilogram.
Basic Specs
Smartphones Basic Specs:
Weight: 4.5 oz
Style: Candy bar
Product Basic Spec:
Cellular technology: GSM
Band / mode: GSM 900/1800/1900 (Tri-Band)
Talk time: Up to 240 min
Internet Browser: Yes
Short Messaging Service (SMS): Yes
Width: 2 in
Depth: 0.8 in
Height: 4.4 in
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Sonim’s Rugged Phones and Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools
March 17, 2008
March 17, 2008
Sonim Technologies, a manufacturer of rugged phones, has signed an agreement with software developer Avanquest Software to license Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools application. The PC software will be bundled with Sonim’s Xtreme Performance line of rugged phones, conceived for use in harsh environments.
Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools solution allows users to synchronize the address book, calendar and tasks between the handset and the PC. The product is integrated with Outlook, Outlook Express, MS Exchange and Lotus Notes. Also, it enables users to connect to the Internet from their PC by using the phone as a modem, and send and receive SMS and MMS messages on their PC.
The Mobile PhoneTools application also includes multimedia-oriented features such as the possibility to create ringtones, wallpapers and screensavers for the handset, as well as to create and edit mobile videos. Moreover, the software can be used to more conveniently manage the files found on the phone from the PC, and backup photos and videos from the phone to the PC.
“Adding Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools product to our portfolio gives our business users best in class PC synchronization capabilities for uploading mission-critical data to their mobile phones to take with them offline, and on-the-go,” said Javor Kolev, Vice President of Mobile Products at Sonim. “Our professional users in armed security, transportation and logistics, construction, and field services will soon easily be able to access and synchronize partner and supplier corporate contacts along with other field services logistics data needed to complete jobs and missions quickly.”
Sonim’s flagship product from the Xtreme Performance series is the Sonim XP1, a push-to-talk enabled GSM phone, addressed at people who work outside the office. The Sonim XP1 is conceived to withstand use in harsh environments and is resistant to shock, water, wind, dust, dirt and extreme temperatures (-20C and +60C). Weighing 128g, the tri-band GSM handset is compatible with 900/1800/1900 Mhz frequency bands, has an 128×160 resolution screen capable of displaying 65,000 colors, has Bluetooth and USB port, and is powered by an 1100mAh battery which gives the device 5 hours of talk time.
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Mobile Handset Creator Sonim Technologies And Avanquest Software Enter Licensing Agreement
March 16, 2008
March 16, 2008
Sonim to Bundle Avanquest’s Leading Mobile Connectivity and Synchronization Software with its Xtreme Performance Ruggedised Mobile Phones
–Sonim Technologies, designer and manufacturer of the world’s “toughest” GSM mobile phone, today announced a software licensing agreement with Avanquest Software, the world’s leading provider of PC synchronization solutions for mobile handheld devices.
According to terms of the agreement, Sonim will bundle Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools PC application with its mobile phone products, created for groups that work and play hard in challenging outdoor environments, beginning with the Xtreme Performance™ line of rugged devices.
Mobile PhoneTools will allow cellular subscribers with Xtreme Performance handsets – available as GSM-only mobile phones or push-to-talk devices that leverage Sonim’s VoIP communications suite – to synchronize contacts, calendar and other information between their handsets and personal computers in addition to personalizing their phones with multimedia content.
Mobile PhoneTools also enables users to access the Internet using the mobile phone as a modem, providing high speed wireless connection anywhere, anytime. Access to email and Web-based office or personal applications is easy without a PC data card or searching for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Additionally, users are able to send and receive SMS communications from their PC using the Avanquest application.
“Adding Avanquest’s Mobile PhoneTools product to our portfolio gives our business users best in class PC synchronization capabilities for uploading mission-critical data to their mobile phones to take with them offline, and on-the-go,” explains Javor Kolev, Vice President of Mobile Products at Sonim. “Our professional users in armed security, transportation and logistics, construction, and field services will soon easily be able to access and synchronize partner and supplier corporate contacts along with other field services logistics data needed to complete jobs and missions quickly.”
“We are extremely happy that the leader in both ruggedized handsets and “outdoor” push-to-talk VoIP communications has selected Mobile PhoneTools,” said Julie Shevlin, Vice President, Avanquest Software’s Denver-based OEM Division. “This agreement will provide a competitive advantage to Sonim by extending the performance of their state-of-the-art devices with a comprehensive, powerful and easy to use mobility solution for their customers.”
Mobile PhoneTools is the world’s leading PC mobile connectivity, multimedia and synchronization solution, with tens of millions of copies sold. Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista, Mobile PhoneTools offers syncing capabilities with popular desktop programs such as Microsoft Outlook®, Outlook Express®, and MS Exchange®, as well as Lotus Notes. Avanquest provides support for the product in more than 26 languages, including Chinese, Korean and Russian.
The Sonim XP1 is an IP-54 certified, mil-spec approved, bluetooth and Push-To-Talk enabled GSM phone, engineered to meet the needs of people who work outside the office and outdoor sports enthusiasts, the Sonim XP1 works perfectly in harsh environments. Certified to withstand shock, water, wind, dust, dirt and extreme temperatures, the Sonim XP1 is the only certified phone designed specifically for the lives of people who work and play in demanding conditions.
As well as being very shock water-resistant, the Sonim XP1 is backed by an Unconditional 3 year warranty - and a lifetime warranty for the phone housing with immediate in-store replacement if needed - the XP1 is the only phone that doesn’t compromise on capability, durability or style.
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Notes to Editors
About Sonim Technologies Inc.
Sonim Technologies builds the world’s toughest Push-to-Talk GSM mobile phone and instant VoIP communications suite, designed for groups that work and play hard in challenging outdoor environments. Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, and can be found on the Web at www.sonimtech.com.
About Avanquest Software
Avanquest Software is a global developer and leading publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for mobility, utilities, office productivity, multimedia and communications worldwide. Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP Software and listed since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF 250 index. Additional information is available at http://www.avanquest.com.
Toughphone: Can it take a Boeing 767?
March 7, 2008
March 7, 2008
We’re upping our game here at SMS Text News in quite spectacular manner over the next few months.
The first rather stimulating task we’re aiming to complete is the brainchild of regular Monday contributor, Ben Smith. At the Nokia WOMWorld meeting the other day we were discussing the Toughphone and I was describing how I took it to the top of the ski slope in Heavenly and did some rather aggressive stamping on it — the handset still worked perfectly afterwards.
Ben reckons we should run a Boeing 767 over it.
All 60 tons of it.
I agree.
He’s been in touch with a colleague. Armed with qualifying passports, it seems we might well be able to obtain permission to try running over a Toughphone with a 767. I don’t reeeeeeellly expect the phone to handle that at all well. I’d be perfectly content if the handset came out the other end completely flat. It isn’t, after all, every day that your average construction worker lets his phone get run over by a Jet.
We’ll keep you updated.
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile
March 4, 2008
March 4, 2008
A bus has been touring round Barcelona during this year's Mobile World Congress trying to get locals to break a mobile phone..
Sonim Technologies claims that its XP1 is the world's most robust handset and meets the military IP-54 specification for toughness, water-proofing and dust-proofing. The phones have been hit, stamped on and driven over, but still work.
Joakim Wiklund, co-founder of Sonim Technologies, said: "Research commissioned by us indicated that 70 percent of outdoor workers refrain from using their phones in the workplace because it might break.
"Some 40 percent have broken their mobile phone in the past year, and common reasons are damage from humidity, dropping and crushing. We aim to provide a solution to this problem."
The phone is sold by Vodafone in the UK, and construction firm JCB has bought the UK rights to sell the handset branded with its disctinctive yellow and black colours. The JCB model was launched last year by Peter Jones of the BBC's Dragons' Den.
Sonim said that professional users are buying the phone for use in tough environments, but that consumers are also choosing the handset.
Hikers and trekkers are a large market, as are parents looking for a phone that children cannot break.
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Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook – Dell’s Tough Guy Mobile Computing Solution
March 4, 2008
March 4, 2008
Perhaps it’s just us, but there seems to be a growing trend in the consumer electronics industry to provide for those wishing to use their gadgets in the harshest of environments and, Dell, being a fairly switched on bunch of chaps, have decided to get in on the action with their new ‘ruggedized’ Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook.
Following on from the likes of the ‘ruggedized’ (if Dell can use that word, so can we) Sonim XP1 JCB ToughPhone and the seriously tough Switchback PC (just two of the ‘ruggedized’ gadgets previously featured here on TFTS), Dell’s Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook should, in theory, simply shrug off pretty much everything you throw at it on account of being developed to meet the MIL-STD 810F (unfortunate name) Military standards for extreme temperature, shock/drop, moisture and altitude survivability whilst note sacrificing performance.
Sporting a solid die cast magnesium alloy chassis, solid state hard drives and a sealed keyboard, Dell’s Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor up to T7500 (2.2GHz) supplemented by an Intel X3100 graphics card and offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and, being a Dell device, the XFR D630 predictably comes with a series of modular options that allow you to tailor the unit to your exacting computing requirements.
Dell Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook Features:
Die cast magnesium alloy chassis
Sealed keyboard and door covers
Shock isolated hard drive and display protection
Patent pending thermal management system
Industry’s first fully rugged 14.1″ wide-aspect LCD with DirectVue(tm) technology
Optional touch screen supports finger, gloved or passive stylus inputs
Next generation performance with Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processors
Full Spectrum Security
Multi-Factor user authentication
Wave EMBASSY Trust Suite software
Available at this very moment, pricing of the Lattitude XFR D630 Notebook starts at around the $3900 mark for the basic model. What we want to know, however, is whether this particular ‘ruggedized’ gadget, like the aforementioned Sonim XP1 JCB ToughPhone, can survive an encounter with a cement mixer.
Sonim XP1 Tough Phone is JCB Phone without the Branding
February 28, 2008The new JCB phone has taken the mobile market by storm but not many consumers realise that it is in fact the Sonim XP1 Tough Phone which is available in Black from Vodafone. If you like the sound of owning a phone that is dustproof, shatterproof and water resistant but don’t like the bright yellow [...]
February 28, 2008The new JCB phone has taken the mobile market by storm but not many consumers realise that it is in fact the Sonim XP1 Tough Phone which is available in Black from Vodafone. If you like the sound of owning a phone that is dustproof, shatterproof and water resistant but don’t like the bright yellow [...]
Sonim XP1 Tough Phone is JCB Phone without the Branding
February 28, 2008
February 28, 2008
The new JCB phone has taken the mobile market by storm but not many consumers realise that it is in fact the Sonim XP1 Tough Phone which is available in Black from Vodafone. If you like the sound of owning a phone that is dustproof, shatterproof and water resistant but don’t like the bright yellow colour of the JCB Tough Phone then the Sonim XP1 could be for you.
The Sonim XP1 is far more than a simple container for communications service. Sonim mobile is setting the new standard for ruggedized phones. The XP1 headset was built for people who use their mobile phones as tools, not fashion assessories.
The XP1 is engineered to be equally at home in a factory and forest, a construction site site or a mountain, on a boat in the middle of the ocean or a dry, sweltering desert. The Sonim XP1 was created to suit people who value solidly contructed tools that are built too last rather than disposable devices.
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Der Spiegel Torture-Tests the World's Toughest PhoneDer Spiegel subjected the XP1 to a rigorous series of tests and published the result in a story entitled “Mission Accomplished, Mobile Phone Broken.“ Yes, the XP1’s screen did succumb -- when it was run over by a “dreitonner" (three-ton)... - read more World’s Toughest Mobile Phone. Really? Yes!
On their news portal page, Bluewin (a leading Swiss internet service provider) recently featured the XP1 front and center. The article's title is “World’s Toughest Mobile Phone. Really?” The copy reads: “The Sonim XP1 is almost "indestructible" according to its... - read more Another Excellent XP1 Adventure
Having survived all of the land and air challenges that we at Sonim Technologies and the media could conjure up to test its toughness, we turned the XP1 -- the World's Toughest Phone -- over to a couple of German... - read more
