Murata, based in Kyoto, Japan, created what they're calling the world's first "ultra-thin waterproof piezoelectric speaker," which is said to be cheaper than the usual waterproof speakers found in Japan, thanks to the way the output holes have been waterproofed. Normally speakers are covered with waterproof "sheets," which cover the output holes—understandably reducing the sound quality, but also proving costly to create. Murata gets around that problem by getting rid of the waterproof sheeting altogether, instead redesigning the speaker holes entirely.
Waterproof phones are pretty popular in Japan we hear, with Murata claiming that around one in four phones released in Japan last year were actually immune to moisture. They're on sale to manufacturers now, at around 250 Yen ($2.70) per unit.
20 comments:
That's great! I've been waiting for a decent basic waterproof cellphone.
Thats cool tech!
awesome tech
This could be used to make sweet waterproof mp3 players for swimmers and stuff. Makes long practices less boring.
great man.....very nice
wow those are some tiny speakers. and waterproof! even better
That looks crazy! Great blogs, def following.
Finally! water-proof, mini speakers!
My first mobile phone was a pre-paid calling card and a bag of quarters. and I LIKED it.
Pretty crazy.
Now I can make an underwater phonecall? O_o
wow great stuff. waterproof on phones is the way to go
they should have these on blackberrys
Being someone who has dropped their cell in water many times, I am all for this
finally, i'll use my cell phone in the bathtub
lol at swimmin their way
Heh, I just had a great idea involving covering the floor of a swimming pool in these things.
Cool stuff. I'm really excited about this. You don't know how many phones I've lost due to a little bit of water spilling on to them.
Cool! You can have speakers in your pool then, for classical music while diving for pennies!
That's really cool. Great blog!
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