I’m sure there are more than a few of you out there who have broken their mobiles by dropping them in the sink, down the toilet or on the floor, including me. In fact I know some people who unintentionally are making a habit of it and they may be interested in this.
Possibly the hardiest mobile phone ever produced was launched earlier this week. The JCB Toughphone Tradesman is an upgraded version of the original Toughphone which was launched a couple of years ago and now it can even float on water and is apparently the first mobile phone in the world that can do that.
The mobile was still fully functional after being completely submerged in water before making its way the surface where it was then left to float for six hours.
The phone can also survive being dragged along by a JCB at no less than 120 miles per hour, and it still worked after being buried in 2 tonnes of rubble. Incredible!
Part of its rigorous testing involved a blasting with a high velocity jet of water as well as being thrown into a lake where it sunk to a depth of 5 metres before rising again.
A company known as Data Select which is owned by Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den, together with JCB, worked together to produce the virtually indestructible phone.
“The Tradesman is the perfect phone for people working outdoors, in the rain, sailing or just accident prone” said Jason Kemp, Marketing Director of Data Select.
“Its rugged design means it will also take a hammering that would see lesser phones destroyed.
“Alternatively, it also makes the perfect second phone for those with an active, outdoor lifestyle that don’t want to take their smartphone mountain biking.”
Around 50,000 original Toughphones were sold and apparently the company has already had over 4,000 advance orders for the upgraded floating version since its launch earlier this week.
“We’ve seen huge and rapid growth in the mobile phone market with ‘smart’ phone devices, but if you lead an outdoor lifestyle or work in a particularly rugged environment, these aren’t always suitable” said Mr Jones, who also said…
“These phones operate fine in tough working conditions, and are ideal for people who lead outdoor lifestyle, such as mountain climbing, skiing and sailing”.
The phone won’t break the bank either as the most basic model costs around £75 and is available from the JCBphone website.
Cool or what!
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