Thread: Water and Dustproof! Do we really want/need it?
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Old 08-23-2014, 10:54 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by cybmole View Post
so how will they keep water away from the SD card, & out of the USB port ?

I am having trouble grasping how any such device can survive being dropped into a bath of hot soapy water.

I bet the lawyers dilute the small print down to something like - ok to read in light showers

or maybe they'll remake the old levi 501 laundrette ads, & the guy can add his kobo to the wash, along with his jeans

cue: "..heard it through the grapevine...."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56M5OZS1A8
Can't speak for Kobo, but the water-resistant versions of Sony Xperia phones have special rubber covers closing up the USB & SD card slots. They're rated IP58 — dust proof and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes.
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