Motorola and Bullitt group plan to show off their first two smartphones to feature MediaTek’s 2-way satellite connectivity solution at Mobile World Congress next week. But we already kind of knew that was coming. What we didn’t know was that they would also be introducing an accessory that brings 2-way satellite communications to any modern smartphone. […]
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Bullitt plans to launch the first phone with 2-way satellite messaging
British smartphone maker Bullitt Group says it will launch “the world’s first smartphone to include two-way satellite messaging technology” in early 2023. While Bullitt might not be a household name, the company makes the rugged phones sold under the Cat brand, and has made some other interesting devices in recent years. Bullitt also says its […]
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Motorola Defy is a rugged smartphone (that’s not actually made by Motorola)
This year rugged phone maker Bullitt Group announced a partnership with Motorola to bring rugged Motorola-branded phones to market. Now the first one has arrived: the Motorola Defy is a waterproof, dustproof, drop-proof smartphone with a 5,000 mAh battery, mid-range specs and a mid-range price tag. It goes on sale next week in select European and […]
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Lilbits: Open source keyboards, E Ink smartwatches, the fastest (least user friendly) PinePhone software
3 Comments on Lilbits: Open source keyboards, E Ink smartwatches, the fastest (least user friendly) PinePhone softwareSystem76 has been selling Linux laptop and desktop computers since 2005, but up until recently most of the company’s computers were designed and manufactured by other companies and customized with small tweaks and Linux software by System76. A few years ago the company started manufacturing some of its own desktops, and notebooks may eventually follow. […]
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Cat S61 smartphone is the closest you can get to a tricorder (so far)
A few years after launching the first smartphone with a built-in thermal camera that could measure temperatures, Cat Phones is back with a new model sporting a better thermal camera, updated specs, and a bunch of new features. In addition to a FLIP thermal camera, the Cat S61 has a laser-assistant distance measuring system and a […]
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Kodak Ektra camera-centric phone is goes on sale (in Germany)
The Kodak Ektra is a smartphone that looks more like a camera than a phone from the back, thanks to the large lens, the camera-style grip, and the classic camera-like fake leather finish. Under the hood, the phone has the guts of an upper mid-range Android smartphone… including what seems to be a decent, but hardly […]
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Kodak Ektra smartphone looks like a camera, also makes calls
Take a look at the new Kodak Ektra smartphone and you could easily mistake it for a camera… which is kind of the point. The design puts the camera lens and grip front and center (or rather, back and off-center), and the phone has a fake leather finish which also makes it look like a […]
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Kodak smartphones and tablets coming in 2015 (for what it’s worth)
A line of Android phones and tablets bearing the Kodak name will launch in 2015, with the first Kodak smartphone launching at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. But while Kodak used to be a big name in camera and film technology, the company has fallen on hard times in recent years… and these new Android […]