Verizon Introduces Rugged Casio G’zOne Brigade

March 12th, 2010 by Jared Leave a reply »

Verizon Wireless has announced the introduction of a new handset that will allow customers to text in rain or shine!

Casio’s new water, dust and shock resistant G’zOne Brigade is billed as the perfect device for business customers in industries such as construction, public safety and utilities who need devices that stand up to tough work conditions while still delivering high-performance mobile technology. The G’zOne Brigade also sports a QWERTY keyboard; an HTML browser; and Document Viewer for reviewing Microsoft Word documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs; plus Push to Talk capabilities.

Some of the other features include:

  • 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, video capture and LED light
  • Water, shock, dust, immersion, vibration, humidity, salt fog, altitude, high and low temperature storage, and solar radiation resistant conforming to MIL-STD-810F
  • Document Viewer – Makes reviewing Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs a breeze
  • Dedicated message keys – Provide one-touch access to messaging
  • Text to Speech – Allows customers to listen to their text messages, multimedia messages and e-mails
  • Best Shot – Has six presets for a perfect photo finish and automatically changes the setup of the camera based on the background
  • Auto Focus – Offers single point, nine point and multi point and face detection, perfect for group shots
  • V CAST Music with Rhapsody – Choose from millions of songs to download over the air
  • V CAST Video on Demand – Watch favorite television shows while on the go, including live college football, college basketball and NHL hockey games, local and national news and weather, and family programming
  • VZ Navigator capable – Receive audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others

Casio’s G’zOne Brigade is available today online and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores for $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.

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