Water Proof Archive

  • The Joy Factory Launches Reusable, Protective Sleeves for the iPhone 4S, Kindle Fire and Other Popular Smart Devices

    Posted on October 17, 2011 | No Comments
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  • RC model of Star Trek USS ENTERPRISE swimming underwater (video)

    RC model of Star Trek USS ENTERPRISE swimming underwater (video)

    Posted on December 24, 2009 | No Comments
    I'm not an RC gadget expert, but modding static model kits of space ships so that they're water-proof and can be RC-controlled to make them then "fly underwater" seems like a very, very geeky thing to do to me. Take this 1/350 scale replica of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A space ship from Star Trek, for example. Some person [JP] in Yokosuka, Japan, bought the static kit and transformed it into a space ship that can move and be RC-controlled underwater. The people belonging to the "underground" circle of these self-made gadgets call themselves "Aqua Modelers" and meet up on a regular basis [IT] to exchange ideas and show off their works each year. The last one apparently just took place a couple of days ago. Video after the jump.

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  • Review: Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS USB drive

    Review: Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS USB drive

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    I mentioned a newly released hardware encrypted USB flash drive last week, and promised a full review. Here it is! The Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS is a hardware-encrypted USB drive that satisfies U.S. government computer security standard FIPS 140-2 Level 3. "Physical security mechanisms required at Security Level 3 are intended to have a high probability of detecting and responding to attempts at physical access, use or modification of the cryptographic module." The SAFE S3000 FIPS accomplishes this by means of a Gemalto .NET V2.2 FIPS smart card, which provides "tamper-resistant storage, isolation of all security-critical computations, and strong authentication through a stringent PKI-based challenge-response process." The metal casing is water proof, and the entire thing is filled with "military-grade epoxy compound" to thwart physical access. This drive has some serious heft to it, compared to other USB sticks. In a pinch, you could probably cause modest pain to someone by throwing it at them. Seriously, this thing is solid. Read on for the whole story.

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  • Thanko sells underwater mini USB camera

    Thanko sells underwater mini USB camera

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Tokyo-based crap gadget maker Thanko is rolling out another USB device, but this time the gadget (kind of) makes sense. It's a USB mini camera [JP] that can be used for a variety of activities, including shooting pictures and videos underwater. It's water-proof up to a depth of 20m.

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  • Thanko gives you the Spy Button Camera (plus a golden ring as the remote control)

    Thanko gives you the Spy Button Camera (plus a golden ring as the remote control)

    Posted on July 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Thanko, specialists of all things USB, brought us many good things in the past. Camera-wise, the Tokyo-based company rolled out a water-proof mini camera, a USB necktie with a built-in camera, not one but two video watches and (just recently) an HDV camera. But these fantastic devices had one flaw: They were small, but not small enough. Reason enough for Thanko to announce the video camera button today [JP]. Needless to say the camera comes with a USB port (this is a Thanko product), 4GB of internal memory and the ability to shoot video in VGA at 15fps.

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