How many times have you unknowingly jumped in the pool (drunk, or not) with your cellphone in your pocket? We all know how well that works out. Oh, and toilets are notorious for claiming mobile phone lives, too (and, if you do dunk your phone, this might save it). Don’t ask us how we know.
Anyway, waterproof mobile phones may be the next big thing. P2i’s Ion-Mask coating technology turns any run-of-the-mill mobile phone into hydro-adventurer. While it may not enable you to go for extended dives with a cellphone in your pocket, the P2i Ion-Mask coating will endow your handset with the power to survive casual encounters with water.
The Ion-Mask technology is based on research from the Defence Science and Technology Lab in England, and uses a special chemical that bonds to your cellphone’s (or other gadget’s) internals – repelling water off the actual electrical bits and pieces, rather than relying on seals or external cases to keep the water out of the inside of phone.
We’re hearing that three top-tier handset manufacturers are already in talks to bring the technology to future mobile phones.
All mobile phones should come standard with at least a passing level of water resistance. We don’t all need a handset that will go swimming with us, but it would be nice if the occasional toilet-drop didn’t drown your handset into oblivion.
[Via: Telegraph]