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Title: Waterproof your Gadgets
Post by: omega3000 on 20 January 2013, 17:53:44
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9786346.stm   :y

Title: Re: Waterproof your Gadgets
Post by: r1 on 20 January 2013, 18:52:22
id pay for this if the price was right
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Post by: b4ndit on 20 January 2013, 19:40:04
now that looks good :y :y
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Post by: Rods2 on 20 January 2013, 20:16:12
But would your phone survive being washed in the washing machine?  :-[ :-[
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Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 20 January 2013, 20:21:52
Well worth it for expensive gadgets like smartphones and tablets etc. if this procedure doesn't cost the earth and lasts a decent period rather than a couple of weeks then again it all depends on price at the end of the day.. Promising though  :y
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Post by: SteveAvfc. on 20 January 2013, 20:36:37
Do they make underpants  ;D ;D
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Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 20 January 2013, 20:39:08
I've just thought of another use for this technology, As many of you know I've been having issues with my windscreen smearing this would be a cure  ;D 
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Post by: bertie1.8vectra on 20 January 2013, 20:44:12
A colleague of mine lost his i phone 4s approx 3 months ago whilst chasing a shoplifter through the rear service yard and as you know we`ve had a bucket load of rain since... Well i found his i phone 2 weeks ago in the edge of some bushes, it was wet and cold day and i gave it him back thinking nothing more about it... He came up to me 2 days later and informed me he had dried it out somewhat by putting it in a bag of long grain rice and he had charged it and to his and my astonishment it worked... He`s just waiting for a tool kit to come for it  now so he take it apart and clean and dry it out completely... But whats amazed me is his insurance company or 02 dont want it back!! as far as they are concerned he can keep it and use it along with his replacement he got through the insurance.... I`d of thought they would want it back but it seems they dont.....
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Post by: pscocoa on 20 January 2013, 21:24:28
Yes the rice thing works - mixture of this and airing cupboard fixed my daughter's Samsung SII after she dropped it in toilet.
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Post by: Rods2 on 20 January 2013, 22:05:52
I must admit a week on a radiator and mine was fine after being through the washing machine.  :y
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Post by: Stallion on 21 January 2013, 01:13:29
Does look promising, but price yet to become watertight  ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Waterproof your Gadgets
Post by: omega3000 on 21 January 2013, 08:43:08
I must admit a week on a radiator and mine was fine after being through the washing machine.  :y

I tried that after dropping mine down the toilet  ::) it never did work the same again  :(
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Post by: feeutfo on 21 January 2013, 08:43:56
Reminds me of those scotch guard demos they do when you buy a sofa. Works in the shop, but a couple of years later when you spill something....
Title: Re: Waterproof your Gadgets
Post by: Auto Addict on 21 January 2013, 08:52:44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQn5BzqAmmI

Could have done with a bit of waterproofing ;)
Title: Re: Waterproof your Gadgets
Post by: omega3000 on 21 January 2013, 09:00:02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQn5BzqAmmI

Could have done with a bit of waterproofing ;)

I thought they could multitask  ;D :-X
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Post by: symes on 21 January 2013, 19:33:42
could you imagine doing bar of soap ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Broomies Mate on 21 January 2013, 20:19:57
It would be very interesting to find out if this technology could be used on Vehicle Glass.  Products such as Rain-X are Hydrophobic so they repel water, which in effect is what this technology does but to a much greater extent.

I suppose the problem would be how to clean your windscreen after following a truck on a salt-laden road!