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Grylls , man of many words express in a gruff , weewee - imbibing , yet hopeful voice is indorse a smartphone . Let ’s be real here , if he says it ’s waterproofed , filth - proof and drop - test copy it probably is . But let ’s take a closer look , shall we ?
TheKyocera Torqueis an LTE Android earphone run Ice Cream Sandwich and retailing on Sprint for $ 100 after a $ 50 postal service - in - discount . It will be available on March 8 and has a 5 - megapixel rear camera and a 1.3 - megapixel front - confront camera . So that all sound pretty … nothing .
But what about the whole rugged shenanigan ? The Torque can sit in 95 percentage humidness for 10 Clarence Day without damage , or get overwhelm in three feet of water for 30 instant . It can even boot and function in temperature range from -4 to 122 degree Fahrenheit . Yeah , okay , that sounds legit . The earphone qualifies under Military Standard 810 G ( MilSpec ) , which mean it can exist vivid dust , pelting , vibration and pressure . Apparently it even holds up in salt fog !
The telephone also include Kyocera ’s “ Smart Sonic Receiver ” engineering science , unfreeze last year , which uses traditional sound moving ridge transmission , but also adds vibrations that move through the user ’s consistence tissue to reach their eardrum and inner ear directly . Not really certain if it forge , but Kyocera claims that it assist sound quality in noisy environments .
Bear has made three advert about the Torque ( like the one above ) , but Kyocera senior VP and general manager of global sale and selling , Eric Anderson , has some things to say about Bear :
Bear Grylls is the ultimate subsister , in both his utmost adventures and the challenges he deals with day - to - day like the rest of us . Most of us lie with him as an intrepid adventurer , who has stand firm the most uttermost environs , but he ’s also a businessman and a parent , and he appreciates the value of a smart , furrowed equipment like Torque that can seamlessly support those dissimilar incline of his life style .
In summary , Eric Anderson like the Kyocera Torque , loves Bear Grylls . [ SprintviaEngadget ]
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