Casio G'zOne Ravine 2 Announced For Verizon Wireless

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Those who happen to be looking for a non-smartphone with Verizon Wireless may be happy to learn that they have officially announced their latest offering. The handset is the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 and it comes as a flip-styled and rugged-designed handset.

More specifically, the G’zOne Ravine 2 arrives with a Military Standards 810G certification for immersion, water, shock and dust resistant, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and low and high temperature storage. And playing off the rugged-design, this handset appears to have been crafted for those who choose to live an active lifestyle.

In terms of the outdoor related features, those come by way of the G’zGEAR software which includes seven modes. Those break down as follows;

• Earth Compass – Functions as a standard compass, while the GPS shows the distance and direction to several domestic and international landmarks, including Yosemite National Park and Mt. Everest.
• Walking Counter – From the start of your journey, the Walking Counter measures steps, distance and energy consumption, and total steps for the day, week or month. It also provides virtual treks for famous North American trails and roads, including Mt. Kilimanjaro, Annapurna Circuit, Torres Del Paine Circuit, John Muir Trail and Transcontinental.
• Astro Calendar – Provides the moon’s age and days until a full or new moon.
• Tides – Showcases the tidal graph for the day; the time of tide ebb and flow; current, past and future sea tide levels. GPS displays the nearest location map.
• Thermometer – Displays current temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit with numeric and graphic thermometer readings, and allows the user to compare current temperatures across multiple locations.
• Sunrise Sunset – Check the time of the next sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. Track the moon phases for your current location.
• Star Gaze – Utilizes GPS to displays the stars and constellation names based on the current season and time.

Otherwise, the G’zOne Ravine 2 will also feature a color internal display, 1.38 inch color external display, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a 2.5mm headphone jack. In addition, the handset also has support for a range of services including Push-to-Talk, VZ Tones and VZ Navigator. And lastly, the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2 is a global ready device which means it will work “in more than 200 countries.”

With that, those interested will be able to pick up the handset beginning on November 17th, at which time they can expect to shell out $149.99 which comes after a $50 mail-in rebate and along with a two-year agreement.