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I absolutely hated seeing my product photos in this screen. I also tried watching Netflix and YouTube. It was OK, but I never really got immersed in the experience. I was easily distracted by things around me and often pocketed the device, figuring I could just watch my videos when I got home.

The other big selling point of the Poptel P8 is that it has IP68 certification, meaning that it can handle some water and dust immersion without immediately failing. Poptel doesn’t go beyond the minimum IP68 spec, saying that the phone will survive immersion in water to a depth of 1.2m for 30 minutes.

Planet went ahead and skinned Android with some software that adds an application "dock" to the Android UI, letting you jump between apps quickly.

Blackview is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing rugged outdoor smartphone brand globally for 2018. The firm’s “BV” series is one with a strong history wit most of their flagship models belonging to the series. There is a new addition to the lineup, the BV5500 which deviates from the rugged design style of other popular models like the BV9000, 8000, 70000 etc.

If you needed proof that those days are well behind us, just look at the Cubot King Kong 3, a fully featured IP68 waterproof phone with a 5.5-inch display and an eight-core processor. And you get all this for less than £130 (or $160) – surely there is a catch?

Today’s productivity apps are ubiquitous in the office, but back in the 90s, you needed a PDA (personal digital assistant) for that stuff. Some darn fool thought the Game Boy was perfect for such a device.

If you are going to make the jump and purchase a keyboard, Microsoft offers a few options. A stock $99 Type Cover for Surface Go comes in black alone, while the spiffier $129 Signature Type Cover comes in platinum, burgundy, and cobalt shades. These are finished with a soft "Alcantara" fabric material, which has echoes of rich Corinthian leather but nonetheless feels nice to rest your wrists on. The black version, in contrast, is all-polyurethane.

Oh, and you can use the LTE model to make phone calls by using a voice mode in Android, closing the lid, and holding the phone to your face like one of those old fashioned screenless phones.

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Other features include a 4,220 mAh battery, two USB Type-C ports, a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm audio jack, stereo speakers, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 5MP front-facing camera.

Our advice would be that you shouldn’t panic if the phone gets wet or dusty. But conversely, it probably isn’t prudent to explore the practical limits of its environmental protection.

The Tricorder continues to fascinate because it magically solves some of the problems about medicine we still have today: it takes too long, it’s expensive, it’s uncertain, and the times you need it most — when you’re far from home — is often when it’s unavailable.