04/26/2012, Just like how oil and water do not mix, so too, water and consumer electronics devices loathe one another. It makes sense, really, but there are exceptions to the rule as usual, with some manufacturers preferring to beef up their [...]
04/22/2012, Don’t you just hate it when a piece of paper which you have been preserving for so long ends up wet, only to have the ink on it run all over the place? Scientists have come up with waterproof paper [...]
04/17/2012, Dropping your smartphone into the toilet bowl is no fun at all, as there is the hassle of getting it out from the porcelain throne, not to mention having ruined a perfectly good and working handset. Daikin hopes to be [...]
01/29/2012, Sony launched the stylish new Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V featuring a beautiful reinforced glass design, a look that will go well with your iPhone. With fierce competition coming from the high-end smartphones that now deliver high megapixel cameras with good lenses and [...]
01/18/2012, At the recently concluded CES 2012, Toshiba paraded a fair number of new gadgets in addition to prototypes – and one of them is this waterproof tablet which can also be powered sans wires. It resided inside an aquarium most [...]
01/09/2012, [CES 2012] Olympus’ Tough line has made some headlines this year with the release of the Tough-810, the world’s first 100kg crushproof camera. The Olympus Tough TG-320 will not be Olympus’ new flagship rugged camera but merely an upgrade of [...]
01/09/2012, [CES 2012] Rugged devices are starting to look better and better these days, thanks to the wonders of improved design, but they have yet to become mainstream. Waterproof devices are not exactly the norm just yet, but if you happen [...]
01/09/2012, [CES 2012] I can predict that there will be a fair share of puns associated with the Pantech Element, especially when you consider this waterproof tablet to be in its, er, element against the competition. After all, having a rugged [...]
01/08/2012, [CES 2012] Fujitsu leads the way in terms of fashionable Android-powered phones that are waterproof – their latest model being the Fujitsu-Toshiba ARROWS ES IS12F, where it will be made available to KDDI au in Japan. Despite being waterproof, you [...]
12/02/2011, If there was yet another phone from Japan that the rest of us around the world wouldn’t mind getting our hands on would be the NEC Medias PP N-01D. This Android smartphone has been announced for release on NTT DoCoMo’s [...]
11/16/2011, So we’re not sure when HzO’s waterproofing nanotechnology will be commercialized, which means that in the meantime if you are looking to protect your device from the perils of water damage, we will have to rely on external casings such [...]
11/15/2011, If you’re in the market for a rugged phone, and you’re not too fussed about whether it’s running on iOS or Android, Verizon and Casio may have the answer for you in the form of the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2, [...]
11/15/2011, Smartphones today are pretty much capable of doing everything we need them to do, but there’s still one problem that most of them face: water damage. Electronics and water don’t mix and unless you’ve got one of those waterproof devices, [...]
11/09/2011, The Fujitsu Arrows Tab F-01D Android tablet was introduced earlier this year and was touted to be a waterproof device. Though we may never have the need to use the tablet underwater, I’m sure you must be curious about how [...]