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Galaxy S8 Active images confirm rugged but compact look
The Galaxy Note 8 is due to unveil in about 3 weeks, but Samsung fans’ attention might be split among two high-end smartphones. While it’s not going to hold a candle in terms of design, the Galaxy S8...
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Moto Z2 Force’s “largest” phone drop proves nothing
Motorola seems to have acquired the skill of spinning words. It says “shatterproof” but never says “scratchproof”. It says “largest phone drop” but it never really says “epic” or even “useful”. In what...
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Dell Latitude 7212 tablet takes ruggedness to the extreme
Technology, computers, and mobile devices have permeated every part of our personal lives as well as our work, but not all devices are designed for use in some of the more extreme cases and places....
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Gigaboom ultra-rugged Bluetooth speaker is bulletproof and crushproof
A new speaker has arrived on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, and it claims to be more durable than just about any other consumer-tier speaker on the market. According to the team behind Gigaboom,...
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The Essential phone is one sturdy beast
Andy Rubin, the quintessential mouthpiece for Essential, has made a lot of promises regarding his startup’s first ever smartphone. In some cases, especially in terms of shipping date, the Essential...
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See the Galaxy Note 8 scratched, burnt, bent in an array of entertaining tests
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was subject this week to the inexplicably popular master of smartphone destruction JerryRigEverything. This $1000 phone is scratched with an array of gradually-harder tools...
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Essential phone’s claim of toughness put to the drop test
JerryRigEverything’s Zack Nelson is perhaps best known for his torture test of every notable new smartphone that comes to market. But for scientific purposes, he refuses to do drop tests because he...
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Galaxy Tab Active 2 is an unexpected mid-range tablet
Way back in 2014, Samsung announced a somewhat unexpected tablet. While rugged tablets weren’t exactly rare even back then, a rugged tablet in 8-inch size and a “ C Pen” stylus definitely was. That was...
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Galaxy S8 Active shatterproof screen is also not scratchproof
There seems to be a new trend in smartphone screens these days. And, no, we’re not referring to the shrinking bezels on smartphones. It’s the trend, or rather the consumer realization, of phones with...
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The iPhone 8 is tougher than it looks
One of the perceived problems of smartphone OEMs switching to glass both back and front is their durability. Glass is, after all, perceived to be more fragile than metal or even plastic. The keyword...
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Nokia 8 happily continues the brand’s rugged legacy
Nokia was popular and, at the same time, notorious for its smartphones that were veritable bricks you can sometimes throw at would be assailants. That was, however, in the distant past, when phones...
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Casio GZE-1 action camera looks like part of Iron Man’s armor
You have to give Casio props for its latest camera. While most smart camera’s are almost literal black boxes following GoPro’s initial design, the GZE-1, a.k.a. the G’z EYE, looks like something...
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Galaxy Tab Active 2 will have this unusual feature
Android tablets aren’t exactly the hottest mobile devices these days. They might not have been for quite some time. There has been very little major changes, innovation or otherwise, to these large...
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Here are all the Galaxy Tab Active 2 details, pictures you’ll need
Once a dime a dozen, Android tablets have all but vanished from the market, save for the few cheap, lesser known brands. That is why, in some way, the Galaxy Tab Active 2, which has yet to be even...
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Galaxy S8 Active for T-Mobile Band 71 coming soon
Carrier exclusivity no longer seems to be like what it was used to be. Never mind the fact that you can sometimes buy an unlocked model from the OEM itself, sometimes carrier exclusives are exclusive...
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AdventureUltra portable battery with AC adapter: like a mobile wall plug
The folks at myCharge make a battery called AdventureUltra that outputs to USB and AC adapter. This monster has a battery capacity up to 13400mAh, and it’s made for camping. Of course you can use it...
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Cat S31 rugged phone packs a big battery and small screen
Cat has announced an update to its S30 rugged smartphone: the S31. This model tweaks the popular ultra-durable handset, building upon elements that are important to consumers including battery...
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Fujifilm FinePix XP130 adds Bluetooth to a rugged compact camera
There are still a lot of things going for dedicated digital cameras, even the simpler point-and-shoot ones. The one argument against them, however, is their lack of a dedicated Internet connection....
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Galaxy S8 Active has a plastic screen protector on top of Gorilla Glass
Rugged or “active” variants of smartphones don’t often make headlines. They’re already expected to be tough anyway. The Moto Z2 Force, however, did make quite a splash when it was chastised for having...
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-20 Mark 2 comes with a second battery
Durable and long-lasting. Those might be the two traits that many users probably wished their laptops had. Sadly, those two seem to also be antithetical to the trend of laptop design. Not unless your...
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