Does anyone know how well (or not) capacitive touch screens behave in a wet environment? Is Apple missing a trick not having a waterproof iPad model for use in the shower/bathroom etc.?
I think it would be a nice idea but possibly dangerous. You know what content most guys will put on it in there and then try to swivel it mid-session and then it slips out your hand and lands face-down shattering the glass and freezing the image on-screen. You slip and the shards of glass stick into all sorts of painful areas. That's one sticky situation to explain away.
For bath-time reading, it would be better than a traditional book though.
The main issues would be how to make the speakers effective while still maintaining the seal-efficiency and leaving the dock port exposed.
Ideally all computers would be waterproof. I've always thought it's a bit ridiculous that a $2,000 laptop is in no way protected from total destruction by just spilling a $1 coke over it. That IMO would warrant more accolade than the magsafe. Toshiba have come up with something but the tests seem too controlled:
I think it would be a nice idea but possibly dangerous. You know what content most guys will put on it in there and then try to swivel it mid-session and then it slips out your hand and lands face-down shattering the glass and freezing the image on-screen. You slip and the shards of glass stick into all sorts of painful areas. That's one sticky situation to explain away.
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Originally Posted by Marvin
The main issues would be how to make the speakers effective while still maintaining the seal-efficiency and leaving the dock port exposed.
You can get waterproof speakers but I guess it may be a problem in something iPad sized.
In terms of the dock connector, I was thinking it may be necessary to not have one. Apple could implement a "wireless dock" which would do high-speed (i.e. USB 2 comparable) wireless comms and wireless charging when the iPad is placed on top.
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For bath-time reading, it would be better than a traditional book though.
The main issues would be how to make the speakers effective while still maintaining the seal-efficiency and leaving the dock port exposed.
Ideally all computers would be waterproof. I've always thought it's a bit ridiculous that a $2,000 laptop is in no way protected from total destruction by just spilling a $1 coke over it. That IMO would warrant more accolade than the magsafe. Toshiba have come up with something but the tests seem too controlled:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bZ3AzuiYOs&NR=1
I think it would be a nice idea but possibly dangerous. You know what content most guys will put on it in there and then try to swivel it mid-session and then it slips out your hand and lands face-down shattering the glass and freezing the image on-screen. You slip and the shards of glass stick into all sorts of painful areas. That's one sticky situation to explain away.
The main issues would be how to make the speakers effective while still maintaining the seal-efficiency and leaving the dock port exposed.
You can get waterproof speakers but I guess it may be a problem in something iPad sized.
In terms of the dock connector, I was thinking it may be necessary to not have one. Apple could implement a "wireless dock" which would do high-speed (i.e. USB 2 comparable) wireless comms and wireless charging when the iPad is placed on top.