Gadgetory

taking your existing gadgets on summer vacation might seem like a good idea until you soak them in the sand or dunk them in the drink and it's a very expensive paperweight I'm like sisa biddies from CNN I'm gonna give you some tips on your waterproof gadgets plus a couple of top picks for your summer vacation the first thing you to look out for when buying a waterproof order dust proof gadget is the IP rating the first digit in the IP rating is to do with its dust resistance and the second digit is all about waterproofing for example an ip67 gadget like the Samsung Galaxy s5 is totally dust proof that's what the six means and the seven relates to how waterproof it is so one meter submerged for up to thirty minutes an X in either of those digits just means that it's either not waterproof or dust proof now onto the gadgets if you want something that's going to make the most of your summertime adventures and harness the power of the sun's and the rugged ruckus is for you this is a Bluetooth speaker plus it can also recharge your gadgets via microUSB it will charge fully in five hours of direct sunlight plus it's also ipx4 so this means that it's totally splash proof a life preserver for your smart phone is something like an otterbox now this is totally drop proof it can be submerged up to two meters for 30 minutes and it works for iPhones Samsung Galaxy handsets and a couple of extra ones as well for beats by the beach or the pool then the logitech ue boom is one for you this is a wireless speaker it is ipx4 so it means it can be splashed about as much as you like and won't break plus if you've got two of them you can hook them up side-by-side via the UE boom app and stream your music in stereo if you can't bear to be without a big screen on your holiday then the Sony Xperia z2 tablet may be for you it's got scratch resistant glass you can also rinse it off if you spill something on it plus it's IP or 58 rated so this means as long as all the ports are closed it is totally waterproof and for the photographers you can even take photos underwater but a serious photographer there's the Olympus tg3 this is waterproof to 15 meters or 50 feet plus it's as tough as old boots you can sit on it you can drop it even after you've had one too many and it will be totally fine plastic bubbles as a winter camera for all your snow adventures because it's freeze proof this has been a roundup of a couple of summer ready gadgets if you want to find out the full list plus more tips on water and weather resistance check out cnet.com