July 27, 2008
Really, truly waterproof electronics
An upcoming product called the Golden Shellback (they couldn’t come up with a better name? Sounds like a new type of tortoise) appears to defy the laws of…well, everything we know about water and electronics. It is able to completely waterproof any electronic gadget — from cell phones to laptops — with no ugly plastic shells or annoying rubber membranes. In fact, the devices look 100% normal, except for being underwater. The only thing known about the process is that it’s done in a vacuum; beyond that, the company is being tight-lipped about what exactly they’re using to perform this miracle (understandable — they’re going to make millions from this). Pricing isn’t set, but is estimated to be a relative bargain at $50-$75 per device. If nothing else, I would consider doing this to my DSLR.
A demonstration video is below, with a foreword from TekZilla’s Patrick Norton. In it, you’ll see horror-inducing clips of water being poured on laptops and cell phones and iPods being submerged in buckets of water.
Golden Shellback Waterproof Coating from gCaptain.com on Vimeo.
No word on whether the Golden Shellback has passed the ubiquitous “cell phone in the toilet” test.
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