Water resistant

If you're designing a plastic for applications such as food packaging, you want it to stay clean but you don't want it to stick around for centuries once discarded. A new lotus-leaf-inspired material may fit that bill.

Soon we could start to see a new class of waterproof products that stay hydrophobic for the long haul. That's thanks to a breakthrough by University of Michigan researchers to create a water-repellent spray-on coating they claim is hundreds of times more durable than similar substances.

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an innovative keyboard that can accurately identify users based on their typing patterns. Not only that, the device can power itself by harvesting the static electricity on your fingertips.

Logitech, a company that's no stranger to making keyboards for all kinds of devices, is launching a new wireless iOS keyboard that features mechanical keys and a waterproof covering. This means users get the feedback of mechanical keys without having to worry about spills.

Sometime within the last few years, smartphones hit a wall. Make no mistake, they're still improving. But manufacturers are having to try a lot harder to make their phones stand out. Can Samsung's latest rise above the rest? Let Gizmag try to answer, as we review the new Galaxy S5.

The Earth and Moon are, we’re reliably informed, three-dimensional, so why should the Moon-phase dial on your upmarket wristwatch be flat? Swiss watchmaker Vicenterra's Luna volume 1 addresses this, showing the Earth and Moon as rotating three-dimensional spheres as part of its set of complications.

After introducing its "Quad-Proof" technology on its ADIXXION actioncam in 2012, JVC has brought the ruggedized feature set to its latest Everio models, making them dust-proof, water resistant to 5 m, drop-proof from a height of 1.5 m and freeze-proof to temperatures as low as -10° C.

The Echo Smart Running Watch from Magellan streams performance statistics from your fitness application to your wrist in real-time, leaving your phone in your pocket and your eyes on the road ahead.

Sweden's Handheld Group has launched a rugged 10.1-inch tablet for field professionals, called the Algiz 10X.

The water resistant design and special material protecting the circuitry within the power strip from Wet Circuits ensures that contact with a soaking outlet needn't end up in a trip to the emergency room.

GRACE utilizes Formula 1 and jet technology in an eye-catching street legal e-bike.

The wn-2 watch emulates the rotation of the Earth and a view from space.