Can You Hear Me -gurgle- Now? The Waterproof Phone
July 18, 2007 by Lauren
I've never done it myself, but I hear of people dropping their phones into water pretty often. I suppose it's easy enough to do, and it can be pretty devastating. I do think it's smart that we've created a phone that can withstand water. However, the only such phones before this time were huge and ugly. It'd go straight to the bottom and take you with it.
This creates a bit of a problem. If dropping your phone is an issue for you, and you'd like to be cautious, there isn't really a decent-looking option. You're best bet would've been to pick a normal phone and buy a nice grip for it.
Luckily, Fujitsu has come to the rescue here. Sure, it may not have been any dire emergency, but it's good to see the world's slimmest waterproof phone. The F704i, an updated version of the F703, is a mere 1.8cm thick.
Phones and swimming pools (or baths) really haven't mixed well up to this point, but this phone can handle the abuse. It can stay submerged in 1M of water for around 30 minutes, or so they tell us. I wouldn't suggest actually testing that out, but I feel confident that if your phone slipped, everything would be just fine.
I'd normally expect this to be a very basic phone, but the F704i works with Napster To Go. Apparently, it will play your WMA files that are stored on a micro SD card. Its 3G capability is said to work in 43 countries and regions. Last but not least, this phone comes complete with an anti-shake 1.3 megapixel camera and videochat. The phone can lock up all of this data every time it closes.
On a sillier note, the phone also offers a bathtime massage Java applet. No really. Also, the colors and case were hand-selected by a color therapist to soothe you and enhance your overall mood (as well as the mood of potential buyers, they hope.)
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