[From Hans]
Hans just caught Golden Shellback over at Gizmodo and sent me the link, I think it's something to keep your eyes on and is designed to help protect your mobile devices from all things water. "Golden Shellback coating is a unique coating that protects critical operational equipment against damage and loss of function caused by exposure to weather and moisture. It is ideal for application in the electronics industry.
Golden Shellback coating produces a vacuum deposited film that is nonflammable, has low toxicity and has the ability to weatherproof electronic devices and other surfaces. It contains no volatile organic combustibles (VOCs). The clear, nearly non-detectable, uniform film is insoluble in solvents. When applied to clean, moisture free surfaces, such as plastic, copper, aluminum, metal, ceramic, steel, tin or glass, the coating is transparent with excellent weather proofing and anti-corrosion properties. " A unique idea but be careful of those connectors, earphone jacks etc because I am not too sure just how waterproof those exposed areas are going to be but once again remember that this is really only focused on keeping your devices splash-proof rather than waterproof - http://www.golden-shellback.com/
Golden Shellback Gadget Waterproofing from Gizmodo on Vimeo.