Parenthood, a new gadget lifestyle, and baby-proof technology

The walk to our mailbox takes a couple minutes. It’s on the opposite side of our complex. It’s one of those daytime bonding activities that I take with my seven month old daughter. We take a walk out in the sun, knock out a small easy chore, look for ladybugs. It’s a small respite, a couple of minutes to get some fresh air during an otherwise busy day.She’s a strong little climber. She likes to twist around to see the world. I should take it as a compliment that she trusts I won’t drop her, but she can be a bit unpredictable in where she grabs. Today I was ...

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Prepare to have your mind blown by the durability of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

In case you’re still wondering what’s the point of an Active take on a flagship Samsung phone capable of withstanding water interaction, a nifty drop test video comparing the ruggedness of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Active provides the ultimate answer.The AT&T-exclusive ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active vs Galaxy S7

Comparing Galaxy variants was pretty easy a few years ago. Each had its own little set of compromises that made the choice a a no brainer. 2016 is a very different animal, and with three great Galaxy flagships, the stakes are rather high.If we were comparing vehicles, the Galaxy S7 would be the sedan, the S7 Edge would offer a higher trim, and well, the Galaxy S7 Active is the Truck. In the past if you went Active, you’d have to put up with a certain degree of compromise over the flagship sibling, but in 2016, there’s no compromise in buying into this truck. Some claim that the Galaxy ...

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24 hours with the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

What do you call spending your honeymoon phase with a beast? I mean hey, first impressions are everything, but if there is one thing rugged phones are never apologetic about, is looks. To be fair, rugged phones were never meant to be pretty. If anything the idea is to serve a purpose, and that’s to become as handy of a tool, as the drill and the wrench that you need to get a specific job done.The Galaxy S7 Active is a beast of a phone. It’s padded borders hint to a product designed to take a beating, but even as commanding as it is, you’d be surprised that good looks came ...

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IP68? Mil-Spec? Rugged phone standards defined!

How durable is your phone? Or better yet, how confident are you in your phone’s ability to survive daily lifestyle abuse? Do you use your phone “naked”, or is a case a mandatory accessory when leaving the house?We’re seeing some progress with manufacturers advertising more durable build quality for consumer facing devices. No longer just the ultra-tough construction site gadgets, many flagship phones now champion improved drop protection or enhanced water resistance. We currently have the Galaxy S7 Active in ...

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Gear Fit 2 may come in a Samsung event this week

New York City. Home of everything, ever. That includes an event from Samsung this week — specifically, this Thursday, June 2.The press invitation the company has sent out tells us to “Go. Move. Explore. Create with Galaxy”. The fitness vibe that marketing gives off would tell of something like a Galaxy S7 Active, but our colleagues at Droid Life are thinking more of the 

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Yes, you will be able to BOGO the AT&T-exclusive Galaxy S7 Active off the bat

As hard as Samsung’s many US retailer and carrier partners might be trying to make the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge feel affordable with frequent BOGO deals, various freebies and outright ...

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Blass on Galaxy S7 Active: beefier body coming to AT&T June 10

If Kyocera just isn’t doing anything for your rugged phone needs, perhaps you’re just a few weeks away from getting your hands on a Samsung solution. For the fourth consecutive year, we’re looking forward to an AT&T co-opted Galaxy S Active device, tacky as it may ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active rendered again, this time in camo green with no AT&T logo

It’s not easy to design a rugged flagship phone that won’t make fashionistas queasy on sight, although you have to figure the target audience of Samsung’s Galaxy S Active roster cares a lot more about other things, starting with resistance to drops, shocks and hard impact.Still, it’d be nice if the GS7 Active was a little less showy about its muscles than the S6 Active while reducing bulk and going with paint jobs the ...

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When fashion meets ruggedness: gold Samsung Galaxy S7 Active rendered

Don’t believe the songs and motivational quotes. In real life, especially in the competitive mobile tech scene, you can’t have the best of both worlds in one package. Granted, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is stylish, lightweight and water-resistant, but it easily shatters when dropped on a hard surface.Meanwhile, we’ve always expected an eventual Galaxy S7 Active on AT&T (and perhaps an

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Zauba listing may hint at Galaxy S7 Sport for Sprint

A Galaxy S5 Sport ain’t no Galaxy S5 Active. The Sport was Sprint’s first try at commissioning Samsung for an exclusive phone that appealed to the fitness or rugged crowd. So far, though, it’s been Now Network, one; AT&T, three.Well, we may have to chalk up another point between yellow and blue here as Indian ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active specs revealed to include 5.5-inch Quad HD screen

Perhaps fearing its outdoors-loving fans will not feel compelled to go the Galaxy S7 Active route if the ruggedized phone simply bulks up the exterior of the standard flagship model while replicating all its features to the letter, Samsung apparently has at least one other major change in the pipeline.Namely, GFX Bench shows, the SM-G891A is set to measure 5.5 inches in display diagonal, up from 5.1 on the S7, S6 and

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shows up in the wild, fingerprint scanner likely on board

Although they’re clearly not for everyone, Active variations of flagship Samsung phones must have carved out a solid outdoor-friendly powerhouse niche, reaching their fourth generation this year.Well, not just yet, but soon. The imminence of a Galaxy S7 Active was directly (and likely, unintentionally) confirmed by the handheld’s maker itself back in March, with live pictures at last spilled on the web today, starring an AT&T-branded model dressed in camouflage attire.It feels weird to see a ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active name inadvertently confirmed on Google Play

When evidence first cropped up of an in-development new Samsung Active phone, we couldn’t help but consider the possibility this wasn’t actually an extra-rugged variant of the Galaxy S7. After all, the GS7 offers water and dust protection as standard, and the SM-G891A model number didn’t seem to fit the designation of an S7 Active anyway.Are we looking at an S6 Active Plus then? Probably not, based on information supplied directly and most likely ...

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Samsung’s new in-testing Galaxy Active may be known as the Samsung Poseidon

No smartphone comes together without the manufacturer having to make a few compromises, but this year with the Galaxy S7, Samsung sure manged to deliver a flagship that many users are finding to hit all the right notes. Those include include the return of a water-resistant build, helping the GS7 withstand the wrath of the elements. But what does an already-dunk-surviving Galaxy S7 mean for the chances of us seeing Samsung deliver ...

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