07-23-2008, 03:24 PM
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Crazy waterproof coating
It is called Golden Shellback and this thing is really wicked, watch the video. I can't explain myself how they do it, even when connected to speakers the touch works fine underwater. If it will cost $50-75 as the presenter said than I think it will be worth the price.
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07-23-2008, 04:55 PM
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I wonder what would happen if they pulled out the speaker wire out of the HP out, while underwater. Is it coated inside as well?
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07-23-2008, 05:02 PM
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I would buy that in all of thirty seconds. Looks incredible.
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07-23-2008, 05:10 PM
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Quote:
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I wonder what would happen if they pulled out the speaker wire out of the HP out, while underwater. Is it coated inside as well?
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Well apparently when the presenter mentions the process with the vaccum he says that the device is coated on the outside and the inside.
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07-23-2008, 06:12 PM
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Read this elsewhere, but still, if the coating eliminates the possibility of one pin-out touching another pin-out to short, how will the dock connector work?
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07-23-2008, 07:57 PM
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I just saw the video. That sure looks pretty neat.
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07-23-2008, 09:49 PM
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I hope that's really definitely water and not some dielectric water-like compound.. then again I have paranoid suspicions.
This would be GREAT on my Macbook if it came out sooner.. then the oil/moisture from my hands wouldn't be smudging the hell out of it right now (same with many Apple products, I imagine).
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07-24-2008, 12:00 AM
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I sure hope this is available soon! My next laptop and iPhone would get it. 
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07-24-2008, 01:30 AM
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It sounds very similar to how a marine circuit and traces are covered with a spray on epoxy to protect it from the elements, only in this case a polymer is deposited under vacuum to isolate the whole device from the outside world. Water can't short anything if the whole path is under a protective layer.
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07-24-2008, 02:13 AM
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Interesting concept,.but I wonder how durable the polymer is 
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08-11-2008, 11:57 PM
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08-12-2008, 12:34 AM
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I have baseball cards this might be interesting for. I wouldn't have to worry about moisture damaging them. In the video they coated a piece of paper from several centuries ago.
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08-12-2008, 03:09 AM
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Quote:
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Interesting concept,.but I wonder how durable the polymer is |
Nobody said it was a polymer 
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