Sprint recently announced the Motorola Brute i680 Mobile Phone with Push-To-Talk capabilities and ultra-rugged durability. The Motorola Brute i680 uses the Nextel Direct Connect service which powers the push-to-talk function and meets Military Specification 810F for dust, shock, vibration, low temperature, high temperature, low pressure, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity and blowing rain.

The rugged clamshell phone features a 2.2-inch main LCD display with a 176 x 220 pixel resolution, an external 1.3-inch display with a 120 x 160 resolution for call screening, a 2 megapixel camera with flash, an MP3 player, a web browser, email, threaded messaging, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity, 180MB of internal memory and a microSD card slot for expansion on your memory. The Motorola Brute i680 is priced at $119.99 with a 2-year contract and a Nextel Direct Connect calling plan.