Motorola's new ruggedized i580 iDEN clamshell

by Paul Miller, posted Apr 4th 2006 at 6:52PM

If push-to-talk isn't too sissy for you now that those Cingular kids can do it, Motorola is prepping a rugged version of their i870 iDEN phone, the i580. The phone has the same WiDEN connectivity, PTT (of course), Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, and dual displays of the i870, though the external display on the i580 is a smaller grayscale one. The phone does lose the external MP3 controls, though it can still play your tunes off of the internal microSD slot. Of course, the main addition is the rubberized shell and military grade resistance to rain, dust, shock, and vibration that the new handset includes. The i580 should be available in Q2 of this year for an undetermined price.

[Thanks, Allen]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Sprint

Tags: bluetooth, clamshell, handset, i580, i870, iden, microsd, motorola, nextel, phone, ptt, push-to-talk, rugged, ruggedized, sprint-nextel, widen

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Robert @ Apr 5th 2006 2:54AM

What is the point of a articule on a neat rubberized shell phone with "military grade resistance to rain, dust, shock, and vibration that the new handset includes" without a picture? Don't tease us!

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south @ Apr 5th 2006 3:33AM

You could click on the 'Read' button if you really want a picture, but I think you'll be disappointed with what you see.

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John @ Apr 5th 2006 5:27PM

I have i560 now and I love the rubber and military specs but I would like a camera I will be sure to upgrade

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oherrera @ Apr 6th 2006 12:29PM

Anyone knows if this handheld supports the MMAPI (jsr-135)? All the PTT phones I've seen doesn't support it!

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