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From: Gareth Slee on 1 Apr 2010 12:54 R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Gareth Slee <gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > > > Which Apple product is best designed to withstand the horrors of our > > > climate? > > > > > > That is, which works well in the rain? :) > > > > No Apple product is really waterproof, the odd drop of rain on an > > iPhone/ iPod / laptop isn't going to do much harm, but I wouldn't > > suggest sitting in the rain with your MacBook... > > I wonder how easy it would have been to make the iPad waterproof. > It doesn't have many buttons, the battery is sealed in, and there are > few connector slots. On the face of it, it seems not impossible to do. > > Can a capacative display operate effectively in water? Oh, it's not impossible, but it costs and how many people would be willing to pay the extra, not many I suspect... -- Gareth Slee
From: Woody on 1 Apr 2010 13:01 R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Which Apple product is best designed to withstand the horrors of our > climate? > > That is, which works well in the rain? :) What sort of rain and how much? I use my iPhone in the rain quite often (I walk a lot) and have never had any problems, but it isn't designed to be waterproof (and has sensors to check it hasn't got that wet). It does have a rubber cover on it though. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: R on 1 Apr 2010 13:04 Gareth Slee <gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > Oh, it's not impossible, but it costs and how many people would be > willing to pay the extra, not many I suspect... Yes, you might well be right. The sort of person I had in mind might be a walker out in the countryside who wanted to read maps, or maybe an architect on site who wanted to look at a building plan. Or simply someone waiting for a bus. Or a coffee drinker with a wobbly hand :) Fortunately, I'm not really the outdoor type. And I never drink or eat near my lovely mac!
From: R on 1 Apr 2010 13:09 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Which Apple product is best designed to withstand the horrors of our > > climate? > > > > That is, which works well in the rain? :) > > What sort of rain and how much? The wet sort ;) > I use my iPhone in the rain quite often > (I walk a lot) and have never had any problems, but it isn't designed to > be waterproof (and has sensors to check it hasn't got that wet). It does > have a rubber cover on it though. Interesting, thanks.
From: Pd on 1 Apr 2010 13:26
R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > The sort of person I had in mind might be a walker > out in the countryside who wanted to read maps, or > maybe an architect on site who wanted to look at a > building plan. Or simply someone waiting for a bus. > Or a coffee drinker with a wobbly hand :) Easy - just put it in a plastic bag. -- Pd |