AT&T and Samsung have unveiled a new rugged push-to-talk device Samsung Rugby II, which it claims to feature military-grade design that can stand up to the harshest of elements.
The new Rugby II features dual-band 7.2Mbps HSPA connectivity, quad-band GSM, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording, Bluetooth technology, a microSD memory card slot and Audience-powered intelligent voice processor.
The new push-to-talk device also comes with improved noise suppression and an external speaker and is also certified to military standard MIL-STD-810G to withstand dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude, and temperature extremes.
According to AT&T, the new rugged phone features AT&T Navigator that offers voice-guided and visual turn-by-turn GPS driving directions with automatic reroute, full-colour maps, and real-time traffic alerts, as well as AT&T Family Map, which gives families the ability to track a child’s location from a PC or cell phone and request location updates at any time. The Rugby II also includes access to aGPS applications, including Loopt, Trimble Outdoors, AllSport GPS and Where.
The Rugby II enables AT&T’s mobile resource management applications, TeleNav Track and Xora GPS Timetrack, and is suitable for transportation, distribution, construction, field service, maintenance, landscaping, and other businesses and government agencies looking to increase visibility of their field operations. In addition, the Samsung Rugby II also includes AT&T Video Share, Mobile Video and AT&T Mobile Music.
The Samsung Rugby II is expected to be available on June 6 at AT&T retail locations nationwide for $129.99 after $50 mail-in rebate.
