technabob » durable http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 pentax optio w90 may be more rugged than you are http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/25/pentax-optio-w90-digital-camera/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/25/pentax-optio-w90-digital-camera/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:22:04 +0000 shane m. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=28823 I have a friend that fell four feet the other day and broke his leg half off. Well, maybe not half off but enough that no one wants to hang out with him until he stops whining about it. Pentax has a new camera called the W90 that could have fallen the same four feet as my pal and never missed a beat, confirming the fact that my friend is a massive wuss.

Pentax Optio W90

The Optio W90 can survive those four-foot drops and is waterproof to 20-feet. You can even take pics underwater and in temperatures that are freezing. This sounds like the perfect camera to strap to the back of a penguin as he is attacked by a seal while floating on an iceberg.

The camera has a 2.7-inch LCD, 5x optical zoom, and a 12.1-megapixel sensor. It can also record 720p HD resolution video and has HDMI out for hooking to your big screen. The W90 will ship in April for $329.95.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/25/pentax-optio-w90-digital-camera/feed/ 0 tough nec laptop pc is waterproof http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/07/tough-nec-laptop-pc-is-waterproof/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/07/tough-nec-laptop-pc-is-waterproof/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:34:40 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/07/tough-nec-laptop-pc-is-waterproof/ Spilled one too many Red Bulls on your laptop in that marathon coding session last night? NEC seeks to solve that problem with their upcoming waterproof laptop computer.

NEC waterproof laptop

In addition to being waterproof and dustproof, the NEC Shield Pro ??????? portable can withstand sub-zero temperatures and survive a drop from up to 3 feet when closed (and powered off). The system features a 12-inch touch screen which doubles as both a tablet as well as a laptop screen. Build to meet theIP54 standard for protection from the elements, the machine is expected to hit stores this coming January in Japan and is priced between 250,000 yen and 300,000 yen (appx. $2,165 to $2,600 USD).

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