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Well aren’t those nice. Ruggedized android phone/walkie-talk with big removable batteries. The X5 is nice. Drop in your SIM card, take it hiking, hunting, etc and have all the comforts of home.  Onboard memory is tiny at 4gb but it is expandable with a microSD card… something many of the newest traditional phones can no longer boast.

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At first glance I thought this was just an elegantly designed dock, but looking more closely I noticed it also stands upright with incoming calls.  It even includes an integrated speaker.  No word on availability or other phone models it supports, however.

The Stander iPhone dock does more than just keep your device handy- when a call is received, the stand… well… stands! The clever design provides a visual indication for incoming calls and can be picked up and held comfortably to talk by gripping it’s curved back. A built in speaker also provides amplified sound for music playback or …
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Google, you’re killing me with the love!  Your direct, unlocked, pure Android phone with no bloatware or contract just dropped in price again. This time to $349 which is unheard of for a non-contract unlocked phone of this calibre (compare Galaxy SIII at $600).

Galaxy Nexus is the first phone with Android 4.1, Jelly Bean. With Jelly Bean, the world’s most popular mobile platform gets even better. More intuitive, easier to customize, and faster than ever, Jelly Bean makes your device simple, beautiful and beyond smart. With Nexus, you get the latest updates packed with fresh features directly from Google.…
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Asus is just exploding all over the tablet scene. By my count this morning, they have four “regular” tablet devices, the Transformer Series (basically tiers from entry level to OMG). Then they have the Padfone series which are devices which allow you dock a phone INSIDE a tablet housing giving it access to the larger screen, storage, ports and a huge battery. Then finally they have some smaller form factor MeMo tablets (not my cup of tea, but some folks adore them.

The tablet station has a 10.1″ screen, a gratuitous 24.4Whr battery, and Micro USB and Micro HDMI connections. …
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