Boost Motorola i1 is a rugged multi touch rugged SmartPhone which enhances the push-to-talk experience with the ability to view who is calling regardless of what application you are in, whether you are managing your emails, checking your calendar, composing messages or viewing media.

Features :
OS : Android 1.5
Screen : 3.1 high res multi touch tough screen glass
Compliance : Military 810F Standards
Other features : 5-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Enterprise features :

• Push to talk feature
• Popular business tools such as Microsoft Document Viewer and corporate sync ensure Word or PowerPoint files can be accessed on the go.
• Message entry is a breeze with both Android standard virtual keyboard and Swype virtual keyboards being offered.

Mil Spec Rugged Motorola i1 priced at 149$ and launch date revealed

See more details here and read a quick review here.

See Top rugged Smart Phones options for year 2010

The ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant is Shock Proof, Water Proof, rugged SmartPhone targeted at users looking to remotely access applications, take inventory or complete transactions in an Enterprise Environment.

It is actually the best way to understand what the Windows Embedded Handheld is all about. This device is made to survive through rain, high and low temperatures, numerous drops on a vinyl covered concrete.

This Smartphone has Customizable Motorola Enterprise User Interface (MEUI) makes business-critical information and functions available with one key press. Includes enterprise-specific enhancements like photo annotation

What makes it even more special is the support for both CDMA and GSM networks which allows it to operate virtually anywhere around the globe

Everyone uses cell phones and with upcoming barrage of Smart Phones from Apple iPhone, HTC, Samsung, Nokia and other vendors we have numerous options, but for Enterprises requiring rugged phones which can tolerate temperature, weather and harsh environments options are far too less. Below are few top ranking Smart phones which are modern, feature packed, enterprise ready and important of all rugged and hardened.

Rugged SmartPhone market is different and there are new phone vendors which specialize in rugged devices, such as Motorola, Airo, Trimble and i-mate etc. Following SmartPhones are covered which meet rugged and military specifications like MIL-STD 810G, MIL 810-F , IP42 , IP67:

• Motorola i1 – Android Based Rugged SmartPhone with Push to Talk- See Details – See Pricing and launch dates
• Motorola ES400 – See Details
• Airo A25is – See Details Here
• Motorola MC55 – See Details Here
• i-mate 810-F – See Details Here
• Trimble Nomad – See Details Here

Apple’s latest gadget, the iPhone 4, features a electronic MEMS gyroscope within its shiny shell. But how does that little chip work, and what does it do, well read on the find out and be amazed.

According to Wikipedia’s definition, “A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of conservation of angular momentum.” The emphasis is on measuring or maintaining orientation, which is the exact reason an iPhone 4 contains one of these gizmos and was touted by Steve Jobs.

A mechanical gyroscope – like the one shown below on the left- uses a spinning rotor in the center to detect changes in orientation.

The iPhone 4 utilizes a microscopic, electronic version of a vibrational gyroscope ( shown above right ), called a MEMS gyroscope.

If you are a SmartPhone enthusiast and following the latest trends, you would know that current high end Smart Phone beasts sport usually 1 Ghz snapdragon mobile processor from Qualcomm or similar specifications. Word is that Qualcomm has already started testing their brand new dual core 800 Mhz mobile processors.

HTC Vision is rumored to sport this 800 ghz dual core mobile processor and will have a 3.7-inch multi touchscreen high res display, Android 2.2 Froyo and a 8 MP camera with full QWERTY keyboard.It is probably safe to assume that features like an HDMI-out port and front-facing camera may be on board as well because of dual core processor. HTC Vision is expected for this holiday season, where HTC will also unveil a new screen technology we have never seen before.

 HTC Vision quick Specifications 

• Support for innovative 3D/2D user interfaces and console-quality gaming via dedicated, high-performance graphics engines
• 8megapixel camera
• Full 1080p HD video playback and recording
• Support for DTS/Dolby 5.1 surround sound
• Integrated Assisted-GPS, including support for Glonass satellite services
• 45nm process technology for ultra-low power consumption

For upcoming 4th July holiday you must be thinking about travel options, With travel options one must keep in mind the traffic situations and try to avoid traffic jams which are quite common on public holidays. Following are few attractive cities and places for travelling on fourth July weekend:

As far as worries about traffic jams are concerned, latest technology options can help you , consider following tips and solutions to avoid traffic jams:

Engadget just posted the leaks of hot and slickest upcoming Windows Phone 7 series phone by Dell known as “Dell Lightning”. Dell is going to launch this portrait slider phone ( full Qwerty keyboard ) in Q4 2010 , indicating this will be ultimate Windows Phone 7 series launch phone.

This slick looking phone sports 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor, WVGA 4.1-inch OLED display, AT&T or T-Mobile network 3G, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, 1GB of internal flash ROM with 512MB RAM . Apparently it will have 8GB of storage on a MicroSD card (non-user-replaceable, we’re assuming), GPS, accelerometer, compass, FM radio, and full Flash support including video playback, what else we expect from a high end phone ? This is one real kick ass phone and will be strongly competing with EVO 4G, upcoming apple iPhone 4G and anything HTC has up it sleeves. The competition is just getting stiffer and hotter. Checkout the leak specification sheet along with other slides below.

Microsoft gave us a shot of what Windows Phone 7 series is all about just in February and released the SDK with emulator on 15th march, the OS and supporting phones will be releasing by holiday season. Not surprisingly enough HD2 which has been been eliminated from the list of eligible phones for upgrade to windows phone 7 series has been seen running unofficial ROM of Windows Phone 7.

The unofficial ROM is the artwork of a team of Russian tinkerers over at htcpedia, they have managed to get the WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth all working and pretty much everything else. However, there are still few issues with graphics drivers and the device is showing some performance issues. HTCPedia team is cracking on the code optimization and is planning to release beta version for masses soon. Imagine it, an HD2 WP7S ROM available before Microsoft and its partners can even launch an official device, with its 5 buttons or not — now that would be something. Watch the screen shots and demo video after the break.

Sometime back I wrote about Sony Ericsson’s plans to launch an Android device the XPERIA X10. Well it has finally been launched and is available online as well, unlocked that is! It’s Quad band device that is GSM and 3G both as most mobile phones are today. Noteworthy features are:

• Touch screen, 480 x 854 pixels WVGA 65,536-color TFT
• 4.0” screen!
• 8 MP camera
• A-GPS
• WLAN
• BT
• Android
• micro SDTM up to 16GB, 8GB included
• Facial Recognition
• Social Networks supported
• Apps from Android Marketplace can be installed
• Accelerometer

As usual Amazon is the first online seller and X10 is retailing at $850. A host of accessories can also be added. The details are available at the Sony Ericsson website.

Skype has finally made available Skype Mobile for Verizon on Android via Android Marketplace, it must be noted that it is available for only Verizon devices. The caveat is that to run Skype mobile users will have to turn off WIFI.

Clearly Verizon wants to protect their main revenue stream and this is why  Skype mobile will be using Verizon voice network for making all calls within US, VOIP will only be available when making calls internationally via 3G network using Skypeout credit. If you are making call to another Skype user then 3G data network will also be used .

What does it mean for you, if you are making a Skype call to a domestic number it will utilize your Verizon plan minutes, simple as that, but if you want to call your friends, family and co workers who are using Skype you will be able to connect them using 3G connection for free, but the 3G data plan still costs money and WIFI is no longer available.