Well, this is flat out amazing. Most waterproof cases for phones are bulky monstrosities that make it really difficult to use the device it’s protecting. Not the Case Marine. At just 0.25mm thick, you can actually use it with another case on top.
Let’s face it, most rugged cameras can cope with being dropped, frozen or dunked in water, but few of them take good photos. This is why the newly announced Olympus TG-1 stands out: it’s based on the company’s amazing point-and-shoot XZ-1, only it’s toughened up for the great outdoors.
Without changing its physical or functional properties, researchers at Italy’s Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have created the superhero of papers that’s waterproof, antibacterial and magnetic. This will completely revolutionise how your kids can stick their artwork to the fridge.
Water is one of your most fearsome enemies, and it shouldn’t be. Yes, yes, you need water to survive, but you know what else your can’t live without these days? Your smartphone. So, please, more tough phones like the new Samsung Rugby Smart.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
