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King Moonraiser
Joined: 28 May 2005
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Location: The Land of Misfit Boys
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:39 am Post subject: Waterproof electronics?! |
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http://gizmodo.com/5027545/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).
Apparently, the coating is applied in a vacuum and covers both the inner and outer components of a gadget, which doesn't conduct electricity. Golden Shellback hopes the protective coating will be available soon, and expect the service to cost between $50-$75 depending on the size of the gadget. But seeing is believing, so you should watch the video, which is borderline mindblowing. |
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Xion Nightblade
Joined: 28 May 2005
Posts: 1781
Location: From the guarded land of drows who wish to evicerate your every being
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| Man, I need that for my electronics...whatever's worth building, it's worth waterproofing in my book |
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Dream~Rose
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 940
Location: In the demons lair, chillin'
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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I'm more amazed at the fact KMR lives..>w> <3
Yeah that's pretty cool btw kmr <3 |
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Skid
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
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Location: NY
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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I can name three people off the top of my head who had ruined their laptops thank to accidental spills... I'd imagine that sooner or later this stuff is going to become a standard for electronics, specifically laptop computers.
Just imagine a world where you can jump into a pool with your iPod... |
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Elmo
Joined: 31 May 2005
Posts: 614
Location: Sesame Street
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
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^ RIP Alice the Lappy. She was killed by Elmo's fruit cup. =[
So uh, I could really use that, as most of you guys can tell! I will be running to the store immediately after it goes on sale. The longer I wait, the more of a chance I'll spill another fruit cup on it.
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