A couple of weeks ago, I was delighted to be invited to the launch of the new Cat S60 Smartphone, and even more excited to get to bring one home to try out with the kids for a few weeks. As well as featuring all the specifications you would expect, the rugged build of this new generation android smartphone exceeds military specs, is the first smartphone with a built in thermal imaging technology, and is the world’s most waterproof phone – making it an amazing tool for so many people, and an absolute dream device for a blogging family with an obsession for wildlife and the local lake!
The revolutionary Cat S60 allows you to see the world from a totally new perspective – with this device you really can capture everything. One great feature of this fabulous phone is that it is waterproof to a depth of 5 metres using it’s unique Lockdown Switch Technology, allowing you to take both photos and video underwater. Check us out using it to film in our local lake. The Cat S60 is also the world’s first thermal imaging smartphone, and frankly this feature is mind blowing!
I have never used any thermal imaging devices before, and was really hoping that I’d be able to use it to locate some of our nocturnal wildlife that we get to see so rarely. Despite that being my main objective, it hasn’t stopped me thermal imaging just about everything – the photo below is of the lane we live on, taken late evening, I had no idea before I tried the Cat S60 that everything was radiating so much heat!
The photo below shows a pair of swallows roosting in our shed – again I managed to locate them in the dark without disturbing them.
We really are grateful for having had the chance to try out the Cat S60 Smartphone. The kids and I have had so much fun with it, and have loved being able to see into the secret world of our underwater and nocturnal wildlife – it has been an awesome experience!
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It’s amazing the things that we’re able to do with technology these days. What a cool experience!
We’ve really enjoyed trying it out Lyndsey – I don’t normally hanker after phones, but must admit I’m very taken with this one!
This is the coolest thing ever! I can’t imagine all the fun you and the kids had with this phone, underwater and thermal imagaging capabilities? Whoa! I love the vids you took, and how you can be right out there with the wildlife and see how they go about their lives.
LOL? A bat in your attic? And he just gets to hang out up there free of charge? I’d be freaking out a bit. Bats get me!
Can’t wait to see what you do with this thing in the future. They surely chose the right family to test this thing out!
Ha ha – Bats are highly protected here – think they’d get priority over us! Fortunately we all like them, and it’s been really fun to be able to see them with the Cat S60 – there’s no light up there, and it’s not a place you’d normally want to hang out – it’s pretty rustic up there!
This is so cool!! That’s awesome that a phone has thermal imaging!! I had no idea! What cool wildlife! It’s like seeing into a secret world. 🙂
It really is, Gina – and although we are really wildlife orientated, there’s loads of other situations where a thermal camera would be hugely helpful – it’d be brilliant for the emergency services for starters. You can even tell which seat has been sat in recently from the thermal signature that is left – it’s fascinating!
Cat S60 looks awesome at work..
It’s a fab device, Robert – we’ve been really impressed with it’s features 🙂
What fun you have had with that phone/camera. I’m not sure we have it in the US, but will look for it when my contract comes up for renewal. Loved seeing that little hedgehog and hate that their numbers are declining.
Thanks for taking us along on your CAT phone journey.
Hugs, Lynn
We love the camera Lynn, and being able to see hedgehogs in our garden is such a treat – they are such sweet little creatures 🙂
Wow! This is so cool! How crazy that it’s included in a smartphone!!
It’s such a cool device 🙂