Apple And Samsung To Avoid Splashes With HzO
A key product that was unveiled at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 was one which seems to have gone down a storm with some of the biggest names in technology, with a product that could most likely survive a storm.
A company known as ‘HzO’ have created a technology of the same name, designed to be a ‘nano-scale film barrier’ that is made of liquid-repellent particles, designed ideally to cover smartphones, covering the devices in the material during the product creation process. It is said to be unique from rival ‘waterproofers’ in that it is implemented before the product itself is finished, meaning that the insides of the device are also safe from the effect of water.
At the CES 2012, HzO displayed their device by dunking an iPhone (modified to include an HzO cover) repeatedly into a tank of water, with the smartphone remaining in full working condition every time. Modified devices from Samsung and Motorola were also featured to similar effect. It is believed that Apple and Samsung have been impressed by the display, and currently want to begin talks that could see HzO featured on future sets from the respective companies, while other manufacturers have also expressed an interest at making a deal to water-proof their products.
An HzO spokesperson said of their progress as the CES: “We showed the Samsung chairman the technology with a Samsung Galaxy S that we had coated with HZO and he couldn’t believe his eyes. Samsung is really excited by the tech.”
While HzO believe that their material could soon be applied to the ‘next generation’ of smartphones’, as well as other handheld devices (tablet computers, music players, games consoles, etc.), will the buying public enjoy find it to be a worthwile safeguard for their devices in spite of the likely price hike that will occur with a new technology involved? You can judge for yourself, and see just how effective HzO could be with the video clip below:
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