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A Japanese firm says it has the solution with what it describes the world's first smartphone that can be washed with soap and water.
Waterproof smartphones have been on the market for a while. But telecom company KDDI says its new "Digno rafre" phone—to be launched in Japan next week—is the only one that can withstand a soapy bath.
"Our development team washed the smartphone more than 700 times to test its durability," a company spokesman told AFP.
An online commercial aimed at proving its credentials features a child dropping the phone onto a plate of food topped with ketchup.
His mother assures her shocked family that those red globs are nothing to worry about as she soaps up the phone under a running tap.
The 21,600 yen ($175) gadget is mainly aimed at parents who want to keep their smartphones clean for their small children, a KDDI spokesman said.
Enjoy chatting while happy fresh phone.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Saturday December 05 2015, @06:37PM
So you've seen Stargate Atlantis too, huh?
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(Score: 2, Touché) by nitehawk214 on Saturday December 05 2015, @07:09PM
Yeah, I also want a ZPM.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 05 2015, @07:57PM
This is actually quite common in SF. My first thought was Planet of the Vampires from 1965 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059792/ [imdb.com] which many believe influenced Alien.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 05 2015, @08:51PM
Theme is common enough that (unsurprisingly), it even has an extensive tvtropes article. WARNING: TV TROPES LINK. do not click. I accidentally have 9 tabs open already.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RagnarokProofing [tvtropes.org]
-parent AC
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday December 05 2015, @10:55PM
Stargate Atlantis? what about just plain ol' Stargate? the gate is thousands of years old and buried in the desert! in the TV series, it's shown to be practically indestructible.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday December 06 2015, @01:32AM
Everything in Atlantis was under the sea for 10,000 years, the Egypt gate was only buried for 5,000.
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(Score: 2) by Gravis on Sunday December 06 2015, @11:21AM
Sure but the Stargates are practically indestructible [wikipedia.org] and the Antarctic Gate was "50 million years old yet still perfectly functioning."