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Ah, the “rugged” cell phone. What better expression of man’s eternal desire to dominate his surroundings than to take a thoroughly unnatural creation deep into the wilds of nature? Though I don’t discount the sheer necessity of cell phone ownership or use, especially these days (it’s worth it to have at least some kind of cell phone on hand wherever you go), the Casio G’zOne Ravine is a force that’s pretty potent in the wild, if just a bit lacking in the utility department.

The Casio G’zOne Ravine is a folder style cell phone that offers speakerphone, voice recorder, world clock, E911 capability, speech to text capability, a flashlight, a thermomenter, a push to talk mode, mobile web, mobile email, VCAST service, a variety of messaging capabilities (text, multimedia, picture and voice are all available), a variety of downloadable items (including ring tones and games), and a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED light, white balance effects, a self-timer and a variety of special effects. You’ll also get VZ Navigator with GPS, tidal graph application (for the fisherman who wants to know when the best fishing hits), an astronomical calendar that shows the lunar cycle, alarm clock, calendar, stopwatch, MP3 player, 2.5mm headphone jack, and a battery capable of yielding five hours of talk time on a single charge.

There are a lot of great reasons for outdoor enthusiasts to have a Casio G’zOne. Between the military-grade durability against dust, shock and water (some pictures show it fully immersed in water) and the variety of outdoor-specific applications, it’s a tool easily on par with a Swiss army knife. Sure, it’s no match for an upper-rank smartphone in terms of utility, but one thing is clear–this has plenty going for it.

If you’re not planning to take this out for anything harsher than a pizza run, then you can probably do a lot better than the Casio G’zOne Ravine. But if you’ve got plans that take you into the deep woods for extended periods of time, then you’ll probably like this cell phone.

The Good

Incredible durability

Terrific features for outdoors enthusiast

The Bad

Mediocre battery life

Decided lack of non-outdoorsy features

Score 7 / 10

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I’m not certain whether or not the iPazzPort is related to the Bluetooth Mini keyboard.

EFO iPazzPort is this touchpad keyboard which will rely on tried-and-true RF frequencies for wireless communication. For some reason, they threw in a laser pointer.

It costs about $55, and it is pretty interesting, isn’t it?

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Buy low, sell high. It’s a mantra that’s formed the basis of so many success stories within business. It’s also caused a few downfalls over the years when – much like gambling on the wrong horse – you buy the wrong product and it all goes bad from there. The concept makes for an intriguing simulation game, though, and one which has admittedly been done before in a variety of guises such as the Lemonade Stand game, and my personal favourite – Dope Wars.

Trade Giant carries on with that trend with some success. It feels a little limited in terms of features but what is there is solid fun and an inexpensive pleasure.

It’s bizarre really. It’s a terribly unattractive looking game. Which is understandable, really, considering you’re basically spending numbers to make more numbers. It was never going to look revolutionary. The fun is in the way in which it draws you in. It’s a basic game but one that hooks you regardless of that part of your brain muttering how it’s bordering on pointless.

The story mode offers you the chance to complete various scenarios within a set time limit, so as to move onto the next stage. Each stage offers you new items in which you can trade. You start out with relatively basic items such as green tea and velvet. As you work your way up, you’re trading in expensive cars and Swiss watches. Ultimately it’s the same tactic throughout: buy low, sell high. Every now and then, a random event can occur which affects prices or your ability to travel. There’s not a huge level of strategy to it further than that. It’s still oddly compelling, though.

Maybe as a poor struggling writer, I appreciate the fact that it’s nice to profiteer in something, even if it is just a game. It was rather annoying, however, that if you fail an objective, you go right back to the beginning. I’d have much preferred for there to be save points to return to.

Challenge mode is much the same with the added impetus of Open-Feint based leaderboards to keep you keen. I found myself preferring the story mode with its objectives at the start of each stage however as it felt like there was more of a point.

That’s all there is to Trade Giant, so it is an extremely simple game. However, as a one time fan of Dope Wars, this fits the gap perfectly. Sure there’s no great purpose here but it’s a fun distraction, and for only 99c, what more can you ask for?

[ Trade Giant review is a post from 148Apps ]

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