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Video: HzO shows the future of waterproofing electronic devices

By on January 11, 2012 at 7:02pm in CES 2012, Featured, Mobile News


This is one of the coolest demonstrations that I’ve seen at CES 2012. HzO has created a “cutting-edge technology” called WaterBlock and it does exactly what the name suggests – blocks water from getting into your electronic devices. So this means that there’s potentially no more water damage caused by drops in the pool, sink, toilet, steam, rain… anything to do with water. The video shows a functioning Samsung Galaxy SII immersed in water for about 10 seconds, then removed an working perfectly. Apparently how the magic happens is that the entire device is doused with a thin layer of a nano gas coating that basically forms a protective barrier. HZO has been showing this protection for a couple years now, first demoed it with iPods, but are finally in talks with various manufacturers about making it part of the manufacturing process. Paul Clayson, HzO president and CEO, said he’s expecting it to be available this Summer. This would potentially made devices have a longer life cycle, plus save the manufactures millions of dollars every year from water damage.

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28 comments for “Video: HzO shows the future of waterproofing electronic devices”

  1. This is awesome. Hooray for CES!

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    Posted by Awkward Turtle | January 11, 2012, 7:10 pm
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    • does this mean i can piss on my phone have it work still?

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      Posted by jimbojones | January 12, 2012, 9:42 am

    • Yes, but would you be willing to hold it up to your ear still?

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      Posted by Geoff | January 12, 2012, 10:10 am

  2. Cool tech but I wonder if this “nano gaz” will be counteractive for the touchscreen.

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    Posted by Simon | January 11, 2012, 7:21 pm
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  3. really cool! i have washed a phone full cycle before and this would definately come in handy…

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    Posted by Josh | January 11, 2012, 7:37 pm
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  4. I haven’t washed my phone yet, but if i ever do, I’m going to be wishing it’d of been covered in this stuff.

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    Posted by Zod | January 11, 2012, 8:37 pm
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  5. Save WHO millions of dollars a year?

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    Posted by Mattprime86 | January 11, 2012, 8:46 pm
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  6. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    Posted by I forgot my meds | January 11, 2012, 8:46 pm
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    • LOL another failed attempt from an Ihype Ifail Illcommitsuicide

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      Posted by bd | January 12, 2012, 9:59 am

  7. This is really for the women in our lives who in a rush to pee after a few drinks launch their cell phone from their back pockets to their death below.

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    Posted by Gus83 | January 11, 2012, 10:18 pm
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  8. This is definitely another breakthrough in consumer electronics protection – another being Gorilla Glass.

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    Posted by saffant | January 11, 2012, 11:06 pm
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  9. hmmm… i wonder if your smart phone can now be an underwater camera??? would be a cool thought…

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    Posted by carlos Andres | January 11, 2012, 11:08 pm
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  10. Bring back Billy Mays. He’d do an awesome infomercial on this product. “Call in the next 5 minutes and get a 2nd order free”

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    Posted by InfinitiGuy | January 11, 2012, 11:26 pm
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  11. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    Posted by Matt | January 11, 2012, 11:44 pm
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    • Apparently your a perfect human being, kudos to you!

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      Posted by bd | January 12, 2012, 10:00 am

    • Pretty much everything that is electronic and portable needs this. That includes phones, digital cameras, and even my car starter remote (which I have to replace after dropping it in a puddle just outside my car).

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      Posted by Geoff | January 12, 2012, 10:15 am

  12. Although this technology definitely has a use for phones in particular I can see it being used in all sorts of electronics. This isn’t just a breakthrough for the mobile world, it’s a breakthrough for the entire world of technology for the consumer, business or even military. The list goes on and on. So far at ces this has most impressed me.

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    Posted by Jongie | January 12, 2012, 2:34 am
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    • japanese carriers have had this in their phones for years, you can blame it on our companies that “innovate” to be stalling the process.

      more like, finally it’s here…. took long enough.

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      Posted by c | January 12, 2012, 3:42 pm

  13. I’ve known about this for a few years now, but it was really hard to avoid being pessimistic about it. After all, water damage is basically never covered under warranty. Instead it’s just another reason people go out and buy more electronics to replace the ones that were broken.

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    Posted by Geoff | January 12, 2012, 10:19 am
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  14. GAH! That is epic! That and Gorilla Glass then your phone is unstoppable! :D

    Too bad HzO is a privately held corporation. :(

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    Posted by Poi | January 12, 2012, 10:25 am
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  15. ME WANTZ 5 CASES OF THE PRODUCT. imma spray my whole life in that stuff

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    Posted by Louis | January 12, 2012, 12:37 pm
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  16. There is one problem. As you saw he had a blue band on the battery to hold it in place. If water gets between the battery and phone connectors, won’t it cause problems? Like even with this technology, I would assume you would need to remove the battery and wait for it to dry?

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    Posted by Hammam | January 12, 2012, 7:42 pm
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    • I’m sure they will find a way to waterproof the contacts for the battery, maybe a rubber seal around the contacts? So basically unless the battery falls out it’ll be fine.

      Also, the band was to keep the battery from coming out, not many people will have the backplate of the their phone off while its going in the dunk tank. My phone was fully assembled when i got tossed into the pool with it in my pocket :D

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      Posted by Dylan K | January 15, 2012, 11:53 pm

  17. HZO IS ZAGG!!!

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    Posted by Wilson | January 12, 2012, 10:25 pm
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  18. Isn’t this pretty much the same as Liquipel?

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    Posted by 123 | January 18, 2012, 4:46 am
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