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digital cameras

Olympus Hazard-Proof Tap-To-Snap Stylus 1050 SW and Its Skinny Sidekick, the 1040

Olympus' tough-as-nails Stylus 1050 SW updates the 1030 SW with a tap-control feature that makes it easy to take pictures in extreme environments. While the specs are nearly identical to the 1030—10.1MP, 5 feet shockproof, 10 ft. waterproof, 14°F freezeproof—he 1050 uses an accelerometer to allow button-free control. Tapping the top, back or sides of the camera cycle through different options, so you can make adjustments to your pictures even if you're wearing gloves. It'll be out in October, and for $300, I'd tap that. The Stylus 1040, one of the best looking Olympus point-and-shoots we've seen, down below. More »

12:00 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,069 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: My 720sw recently broke and the repairs were going to be $120. I figure I'll get a new camera instead more »

diy

Build Your Own Waterproof iPod Video Boombox

Popular Mechanics has a great DIY feature, showing you how to build a waterproof video boombox for your iPod. Making use of an iPod touch, some old speakers, an 8" personal video player screen, video cables, gorilla tape and a hard camera case, Anthony Verducci has created a waterproof video case for the iPod that he believes is the first to float. More »

2:45 PM on Sat Aug 23 2008
By Adrian Covert
3,471 views, 16 comments

Latest by cmantito: @ryanobo66: I've used this concept myself a few times -- I dock my iPod in some speakers in the bathroom more »

digital cameras

Review: Pentax W60 Waterproof Camera Catching Whale Sharks

I had the perfect backdrop to review this Pentax W60 waterproof camera while vacationing in Hawaii last week. It's 10mp, has a 5x zoom, and does HD level video, but the only reason to buy such a point and shoot is that it's rated to 13 feet of underwater depth for two hours, and is the smallest waterproof camera of its kind. It would prove to be a fortuitous addition to my travel gear, catching some great shots of some of my first surf lessons and some rare aquatic life while other tourists fumbled with crappy disposable film cams. More »

6:45 AM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Brian Lam
5,998 views, 38 comments

Latest by n/a: Preview of: Whale Shark Rider!! Great sighting and 3 cheers for sharing the video. more »

drip drop

Researchers Invent Nanotech Waterproofing for Planes

The Air Force's Office of Scientific Research has funded a study that's found a novel waterproofing technique that could prevent ice formation and corrosion from damaging parts of an aircraft, like optical sensors. The transparent coating has a nanoporous surface that is superhydrophobic, which makes water droplets form and roll or bounce-off the aircraft's skin rather than collecting, which is how ice formations happen. Better still it can becrafted to send the droplets in particular pathways across the coating, meaning it may also work as a cheap and simple water-collection system for desert environments: this was inspired by the way the Namib Desert beetle gathers moisture. We wonder though... is it as good as Golden Shellback? [AirForceLink]

6:37 AM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,940 views, 12 comments

Latest by Will Entrekin: I'm sure this comes as a welcome relief to all the airlines currently going under because of astronomical fuel prices. more »

apple

iPhone 3G + Rain = Disaster

In case you needed any extra warning, do not leave your iPhone 3G in the rain. It's not waterproof. According to routine testing by the Fédération Romande des Consommateurs:
After a few minutes in the rain the device showed a whole array of technical problems: The battery drained rapidly, the iPhone overheated, the touchscreen and the speakers malfunktioned. And that's not all: even when the cellphone was dry again the problems persisted.
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7:20 PM on Tue Aug 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
11,746 views, 54 comments

Latest by mildretard: This just in: water gets shit wet. more »

portable media

AMPHIBX Waterproof Armbands: iPhone 3Gs and Nip-Slips Collide

With the Olympics in full-swing, and the watersports getting so intense that both balls and boobs are flying (NSFW link), there was no better time for H2O Audio to unveil their new AMPHIBX watersports armband. According to a recent press release, it provides 100% waterproof protection up to depths of 12 feet for both the original iPhone and the 3G version as well as almost every iPod, MP3 player and cellphone under the sun. More »

4:50 PM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By Sean Fallon
9,004 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: @Xenobiologista: What kind of loser can't acknowledge that just because they personally don't have a need for a particular product, more »

mp3

Lancer's Laqa3 Waterproof MP3 Player Takes Design Simplicity to New Levels

Maybe I'm not a slope-wise skier, but when I'm hurtling down a mountain I love to hear wind sounds—not music from my iPod. Other people are different, and this waterproof MP3 player from Lancer certainly fits the "rugged enough for big snowboard crashes" bill. The Laqa3's design is a plain metal tube. And... well, that's it. There's a headphone connector, and presumably controls somewhere, but other than that it's a plain metal tube. You may dig its industrial-look, or not, but it weighs just 25g, has IPX7 waterproofing so it's good for swimming, and comes with IPX7 silicon ear buds. It plays MP3s and WMAs, has an eight-hour lithium battery. It's released July 25th in Japan for about $185, which is lots considering it's 1GB. [AVWatch]

4:49 AM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,872 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: yeah, I really had a double take on this thing. maybe my mind is in the gutter but this looks more »

Invisible Waterproofing

Golden Shellback Hands-on: Phones Can Make Calls While Underwater

I just got to play with a phone that had been waterproofed using the Golden Shellback technology, and it was pretty amazing, not to mention legit. In the video above, Golden Shellback inventor Sid Martin took a Golden Shellbacked BB Pearl, started a call, dropped it in a glass of ice water, and it all worked without a hitch.
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10:30 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Adrian Covert
11,843 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: If you've fallen overboard and you have a phone with you and the phone still dials while you're swimming you'd more »

gps

Garmin's New Nuvi 500 GPS Does Driving, Walking, Boating Nav in One Unit

Garmin has just announced a new member of the Nuvi GPS range, the 500 series. In a first for Nuvi, the rugged, waterproof 500 units are specifically designed to be multipurpose, with maps for driving, walking, cycling and boating built in. For out-doorsy types, there's a shaded digital elevation map option, and a dedicated compass page and tracklog. Plus the battery is a swappable 8-hour Li-ion type, so you can carry a spare for extended trips away from a power source. The 500 comes with City Navigator, and topographic maps of the US, while the 550 has highway coverage of the US and Canada, but no topographic data. The units are on show at the British International Motor show in London form today, and go on sale soon in the US for $499. Press release below. More »

8:30 AM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,907 views, 12 comments

Latest by novacthall: @Noobs-R-Us: That is amazingly refreshing. Thank you for setting me straight! more »

Technological Trickery

Waterproof Gadget Coating is Invisible, Mystifying, Mind Boggling Witchcraft

Golden Shellback is a coating that lets you spill, pour, or submerge your gadget in a liquid and have it survive. Golden Shellback says it will protect against oils, water-based liquids, synthetic fluids, dust and dirt. Tekzilla's Patrick Norton shot a segment on Golden Shellback and has footage of cellphones and CB radios functioning normally under a foot of water (Golden Shellback claimed the CB sat underwater for 455 consecutive hours). More »

8:23 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Adrian Covert
27,983 views, 84 comments

Latest by n/a: @TechatNMI: when can I get this done to my new iPhone????? more »

waterproof tvs

MarineAV's 70-Inch, Waterproof LCD TV

The 57-inch Aquavision is a definitely a big waterproof television, but it falls well short of the 70-inch beast that MarineAV is packin'. Outside of its size and rugged exterior, the LCD70 also features full 1080p resolution, a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 600cd/m2 brightness, 8ms response time, 178 degree viewing angle, and AV, S-Video, Component, HDMI, PC (VGA) inputs. Not bad...until you see the £27,995.95 ($55,500) price tag that is. [MarineAV via HDTV UK via Born Rich]

7:00 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,339 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: @EnochLight: You have no idea what you're speaking about. The 50k price tag is for waterproofing. Maybe if you more »

keyboards

"No-Key" Glass Touch-Keyboard is Antithesis of Steampunk

This concept from designer Kong Fanwen lies somewhere between minimalist Apple keyboards, and projecting laser touch ones. The No-Key is very simple: just a light source, a camera and an etched sheet of glass, showing the key positions. You just type, the cam sees your contact with the glass and sends appropriate commands to your PC. It really is the antithesis of the clunky, complex steampunked one we showed the other day. And one image suggests it'd be waterproof, so... blogging from the bath? I want one please! [Yanko Design]

5:10 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,749 views, 33 comments

Latest by chinesedentist: Didn't I see this in Tron? more »

toys

Sega Updates HomeStar Planetarium to Fit the Bathroom

Sega's HomeStar planetarium has been around for aeons and aeons, in a raft of different versions. Its latest incarnation is the HomeStar Spa, which basically means it's ripe for the bathroom. As before, you sit the newly-waterproofed little globe in the corner of your (bath)room and throws crazy shapes onto the walls. New projections include "Flowers" and "Kaleidoscope." The HomeStar Spa will be launched at the Tokyo Toy Fair, at the end of this month. [Trends In Japan]

5:40 AM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By AddyDugdale
4,233 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: "Sega will start selling the Japan-only Homestar Spa on September 4th for $70." more »

keyboards

'Really Cool' Keyboard Is Silent, Waterproof For Underwater Spy-Typing Adventures

This "Really Cool" keyboard mixes two things we really love about keyboards: the ability to type quietly and the ability to withstand a glass of milk being poured on it. It's completely sealed in a silicone outer shell with "no" moving parts, which explains its waterproof-ness. If our experience with silicone keyboards is worth anything, these things are pretty hard to type on, making this a silent, waterproof and awkward keyboard. [Man Machine via DVICE]

2:40 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Jason Chen
7,081 views, 28 comments

Latest by spyguy99: Tiger Direct. 20$. Done. more »

underwater tv

Fujitsu F706i is an Underwater TV Phone For Girls in Tubs

Fujitsu's upgrading their already awesome F703i waterproof phone to add a 2.7-inch screen, HSDPA, 2-megapixel camera and underwater TV action. Honestly, now that Fujitsu's pushed the bar for cellphones into the underwater TV realm, we're not satisfied with any phone that doesn't have this. 3G iPhone? Does it have underwater TV? Then good day to you, sir. More »

1:20 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By Jason Chen
6,942 views, 48 comments

Latest by Bimbo-Coles: Shawty cute as a button. Decent grill too. more »

speakers

Submersible Speaker Looks Like Sci-Fi Prop, is Wireless, Illuminating

Looking like something Kubrick would've had lying around on the deck of his movie spacecraft, this speaker is designed to add some tunes to your poolside frolicking. Submersible down to 9 feet for up to 30 minutes, it's also weatherproof so can tolerate exposure to the elements. It connects wirelessly to a powered transmitter-dock with an audio-in for an MP3 player, has a range of 150 feet and around a six hour battery life. One transmitter can even support up to 10 speakers. Each speaker also has four ultra-bright LED lights: adding a little moody illumination to your nighttime skinny-dip, perhaps? Available now for $149.99 for base and a speaker, extra speakers are $99.99. [NeimanMarcus via 7Gadgets]

8:50 AM on Tue May 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,542 views, 19 comments

Latest by Curves: @zenpoet: Great movie, and having thought of that, I will walk around talking in my PeeWee Herman voice all day, more »

digital cameras

Pentax Optio W60 Extreme Weather Cam Good for Dips, Not Dives

The Optio W60 is the most waterproof Pentax cam yet. A step up from the W30, it's a 10MP point-and-shoot that will survive at depths up to 13 feet for two hours, good enough for the pool, beach and most non-competitive snorkeling. It also handles freezing temps (14°F) and is certified dustproof against dirt, sand and dust. The Optio features 5x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle shooting, and HD video recording. It comes in silver and blue and will be out in July for $330. Maybe this summer I'll test it against the Olympus 1030SW and others in a Bathtub Battlemodo. Additional picture after the jump. [Pentax] More »

6:00 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,662 views, 11 comments

Latest by razorweb: how bout dodges and ducks? more »

stardust

Light-Up LED Furniture is Sticky, Disco, But You Can Call It Stardust

This lightweight furniture by Meritalia is so light you can pick it up with one hand, and so light that you can probably read by it. Designed by Mario Bellini, and made of plastic "ravioli," the stuff often found in packaging, LEDs and inox wire, Stardust furniture can be used by the pool, in the pool (well, it says that on the fact sheet) as well as in the house. And I love the name—Stardust makes me think of all sorts of lovely things, such as Bowie, as well as one of the best French house tunes ever, Music Sounds Better With You.
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7:30 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By AddyDugdale
2,939 views, 13 comments

Latest by Jimbuck: Rush rush get the yay-o....*puts on Scarface* more »

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