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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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]
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 »
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 »
