Photo: Verizon Wireless G’zOne Boulder Rugged Phone Launched Photo 1

Verizon Wireless today introduced the G’zOne Boulder, a rough and tough push-to-talk phone built to military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments.

The G’zOne Boulder has a rugged design that meets military specifications - 810F standards for water, shock and dust resistance; immersion; vibration, salt fog; humidity; solar radiation; altitude; and low and high temperature storage.

It comes with a built-in flashlight and electronic compass.

For fast two-way communication, consumers can use its push-to-talk service on Verizon’s high-speed Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network.

With VZ Navigator, the G’zOne Boulder has audible maps, turn-by-turn directions and location information to over 14 million points of interest.

Field Force Manager lets businesses locate, monitor and communicate with mobile field workers.

Equipped with VCAST Music with Rhapsody, the G’zOne Boulder downloads music to the phone from a library of over 5 million songs. Users also get a master copy for the PC, free of digital rights management software. Music is stored on optional microSD cards up to 8GB in size (sold separately).

Packaged in two finishes, black and silver or orange, the G’zOne Boulder is available online now for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. Customers may the G’zOne Boulder with or without a 1.3-megapixel camera. It will be available in stores in mid-August.