Waterproof

Cameras

Panasonic Lumix ZS20: The Slimmest 20x Zoom Camera Yet

9:00AM February 1, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

The Panasonic Lumix ZS20 crams a 20x Leica zoom lens into a camera that measures just 2.8cm thick. But it’s more than just a slender beauty — the ZS20 is packed with tech from some of Panasonic’s most advanced compact cameras. More »


Cameras

Sony’s Underwater Cybershot TX200V Is The iPhone’s Fat, Photo-Taking Cousin

7:00AM January 31, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Sony’s new glass-faced TX200V is a decidedly opulent stab at something we’ve been asking for around here: a waterproof camera that doesn’t sacrifice optics and design. It’s just that it does it at a pretty painful price point. More »


Mobile

Hideous G-Shock Phone Too Durable To Destroy

5:00AM January 25, 2012 | Sam Biddle

Try to drown it, crush it with up to a ton of weight, or give it a toss — this prototype G-Shock phone will just laugh its heinous mug at you. Why can’t super-rugged things not look like this? More »


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All These Waterproof Gadgets Are Making Me Wet!

4:45PM January 12, 2012 | Mat Honan

We’ve been beating the drum for waterprof gadgets for some time now. (That our fearless leader Joe Brown is a fly fisherman may have a little bit to do with this.) Well, they’re finally starting to arrive in promising numbers. More »


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Waterproof Your iPhone With Liquipel Coating

8:45AM January 12, 2012 | Casey Chan

How in the hell is this iPhone still working even though it’s constantly being drenched in water? Liquipel. It’s a magical invisible coating that’s applied to your phone (or any electronic device) that makes both the exterior and interior components waterproof. Uhh… this is AWESOME. More »


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Eyes On Fujitsu’s Waterproof, Quad-Core Superphone Prototype

11:45AM January 11, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

By the end of this year you could be playing with a quad-core Android phone courtesy of Fujitsu. We just played with the company’s newest prototype. It’s fast, but what would you do with all of that power? More »


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Waterproof Android Devices Are Swimmingly Cool

12:15PM January 9, 2012 | Mat Honan

Everything should be waterproof. Especially phones, because you know how you love to poop and talk. You can thankfully drop Fujitsu’s new line of waterproof Android phones and tablets in the crapper without ruining them. More »


Geek Out

This Plastic Bag Is A Jony Ive Wet Dream

2:00AM December 9, 2011 | Brent Rose

The Minimalist backpack. Super strong, super light, super compact and waterproof. It’s made of nonwoven Dyneema which is 10 times stronger than steel. Cool materials, but it’s a $US128 plastic bag! Uncomfortable enough that it should be recycled. In hell. [Outlier]


Science

Hz0 Nano-Scale Vapour Waterproofs Gadgets From Inside Out

2:30AM November 16, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Ruggedising your personal electronics, especially waterproofing them, is a pain — typically either requiring you stuff it in a PVC bag or ensconce it in 2kg of silicone rubber. But, one day soon, our precious gadgets may come waterproofed on the molecular level. More »


Gadgets

Buy This Inflatable Solar Lamp And Share Light With Someone Who Needs It

5:00AM November 14, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Think of LuminAID as the TOMS shoes of… electricity. Each light is rugged, waterproof, solar-powered, inflatable (floating light!) and only $US25. But each purchase also nets a LuminAID for a needy stranger without electricity. Gadget awww. More »