[via Engadget]
Welcome to the first installment of what I hope to make a weekly feature: Scidays. Inspired by Ira Flato (among others), I’ve decided to devote a post at the end of the week to science and technology news.
Underwater Blogging
I told my wife that someday I will be able to blog while underwater. She replied that I was already all wet. But the day of my dream might ever be so nearer with the xTablet T8700 from Mobile Demand.
The T8700 is actually billed as water-proof and not really for use at depth. But it is a nice counter-example of something I’ll be writing a bit more about tomorrow, which is the fragility of electronic devices as a barrier to their wider use in environmental education.
Also, if you know of devices that are rated for scuba and that could really be used for underwater blogging, let me know.
- VIDEO: RuggedPCReview on blip.tv
- Rugged PC Review, you have to dig a bit down to find the relevant post, which is just a link to the video anyway.
But you can never actually see anything on the screen in that video.
I’ll take the narrator’s word for it. I wonder why they can’t sell pressure casings with plexiglass windows for tablets or iPhones?
Fragility of electronic devices.. I can’t wait to read your thoughts on that. In some of the programs I taught in the past we practically needed a maintenance tech on staff to keep our electronics in working order. Either the equipment is designed for the abuse of students or its designed for accurate research work. Rarely do I see the two qualities combined.