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Re:Caterpillar's new smartphone with built-in thermal imaging by creshal on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @05:08AM (#11157819)
Similarly I've been scrambling to keep finding new feature phones with rubber-sealed keypads for my dad (car mechanic).

Every seam is an invitation for steel dust, and touch screens are useless when you're wearing thick work gloves.

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Re:Caterpillar's new smartphone with built-in thermal imaging by exDM69 on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @09:16AM (#11158898)
How about the Cat B100? http://www.catphones.com/en-gb/phones/b100

I've been considering getting myself one, not because of a dirty work but I'd like to have a phone that's usable with gloves on. And a battery life that is measured in weeks, not hours.

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Re:Caterpillar's new smartphone with built-in thermal imaging by creshal on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @09:41AM (#11159091)
$100? Oof. It used to be that you could get $20 Nokias like that.
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Re:Caterpillar's new smartphone with built-in thermal imaging by exDM69 on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @11:05AM (#11159801)
Yeah, it's a bit pricey but certainly a more rugged phone than a $20 dumbphone. I guess the question is: "will it last five times longer or be significantly better?" I haven't tried it.

They have a few models that are quite a lot cheaper than this, but with less battery life and other specs.

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