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Do you know what an intrinsically-safe device is? And if I ask you is not because I underestimate you, but because I, for one, don’t have a clue.

Searching on Wikipedia, I found that the “intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electronic equipment in explosive atmospheres. The concept was developed for safe operation of process control instrumentation in hazardous areas, particularly North Sea gas platforms”. The phone wasn’t designed from scratch, if I may say so, as we can recognize a previous Motorola device, the i365, which was sold by Sprint starting the fall of the last year.



The i365IS is “a device that is incapable of releasing sufficient electrical or thermal energy to ignite fuel and cause a fire or explosion. Intrinsically safe devices are safe to use in hazardous areas that may contain flammable gasses, vapors or dust”.

If you can’t understand the reason why I’m asking such a thing, then you should also know that Sprint, the American carrier that you are familiar with, has just announced the availability of a new Motorola cell phone, the i365IS, a push-to-talk handset for the Nextel Direct Connect network.



As far as the features are concerned, they include: an ultra-rugged design, as it combined the military specs that make the phone resistant to dust, shocks of all sorts, humidity, rain or vibration, a 64k colors display with a resolution of 130x130 pixels, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation, a speakerphone and Second Line Service. This safe device comes with support for Nextel Direct Connect services, such as Direct Connect, Group Connect, International Direct ConnectSM, Direct TalkSM, Direct SendSM and NextMail. Measuring 5.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 inches and weighing 7.05 ounces, the phone provides up to 300 minutes of talk time.



Unfortunately, there are no details yet about pricing or availability, but there’s no doubt about the fact that Sprint will release very soon.

(Source: unwiredview.com)