Murata's paper-thin waterproof speaker perfect for phones, pool parties
By Chris Ziegler 
posted June 10th 2010 5:36PM
posted June 10th 2010 5:36PM
posted June 10th 2010 5:36PM
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I like.
@iHakr
Am I the only one that finds it unlikely these things are waterproof?
@Plazmic Flame
Dude, have faith in "compliance".
@iHakr
I only like if coming soon.
@Plazmic Flame
IPX7 = compliance standard
@iHakr
I can only think of one use. Hold on to your nuts for this one:
- speakers in a jacuzzi that make fart sounds -
@samisax I love now!
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@sedo
This is great for the evolution of speaker, the world must be ready to adapt to sea life.
My hot tub turned out to be a time machine...
@MagnetMan I'll give you 3000 credits for it. With it's power, I could go back and stop Obi Wan from mauling me
@Lord Vader
Could you go back and kill Jar Jar when you met him on Tatooine? Would be doing the Empire a favor, I think.
@Lord Vader
It was a natural fight of survival of the fittest. No amount of time changing will fix that.
@Charles Darwin
Obi Wan barely defeated our Lord Vader, surely he wouldn't last one minute against two of them.
@Apocalyptic 0n3
The empire needed Jar Jar to give the Chancellor emergency powers. (Who else would have been stupid enough?)
I don't like.
I want that on my belt buckle. Let people know what time it is!
@Baconbits its always time for bacon
Maybe I like.
Can they make a subwoofer too? That'll be nice for movie and music playback.
Between millimeter-thin displays, 3D technology, and these speakers, it's only a matter of time before we can literally make paper come to life.
Excellent analogy
@Colours
Unless you mean the paper will do things like breathe, or gain some sort of biological function, you mean the EXACT opposite of "literally."
I don't like it, I love it. :D
I dream it.
your kidding right,! underwater heaphones, aweome.! :D
now i can go get myself a waterproof case.
@edgareliud
Actually any old pair of head phones/ear phones are "water proof." Seriously too, if you feel like listening to music in the bath, just put your mp3 player on a towel and earphones in your ear and have at it, can have your whole head underwater and you don't notice a thing.
Sure, the water wears on the electronics over a long time... but if you're a normal person buying POS skullcandy earphones, it really doesn't matter since they're pretty shit to begin with.
those speakers are ideal for my new mp3: siren_song.mp3
But how does it sound?
I once made a call from 6 feet deep in a pool with my GzOne. I love it for going to the beach and hiking when I don't want to risk iPhone damage.
Actually this is a good idea - just ask my buddy Mikey, he dropped his several hundred dollar smart phone in the shitter (minus the number 2 thank goodness) but not so lucky on the number 1. At least after he fished it out, he could have hosed it off and perhaps saved himself the pain of laying out for a new one. Poor Mikey...
I don't know if its just me, but I still don't like the idea of mixing anything that uses electricity while in water.
@SskyNnet
your brain uses electricity and is filled with water
no offense
@samisax
In the future...
"I can't get that song out of my head."
"Did you try turning off the speakers?"
Me is doubtful off the sound quality, but is curious nonetheless.
@HikaKao of*
Edit button, please?
@HikaKao
I am*
@samisax I did that on purpose, but nonetheless, you're right. :p
Fail for phones--not hearing aid compatible
This product seems like it could break easily, because it's so thin. Maybe if they make it out of a strong kind of metal then it would not be as flimsy as it looks.
Umm don't the current white macbooks have those? Life up the enter key and the caps lock key. They are tweeters according to ifixit, but I don't know if it is waterproof. I don't want to test it.
I bet the audio will sound flat.
water proof speakers + oled screen
you could make a pretty strong phone
@ThomasBags
Too bad water is the death of OLED technology =/ They are particularly sensitive to moisture, and so they would still have to have something protecting them from the water, limiting total thinness.
I like it because one would assme that a waterproof phone would be dustproof. No? If so, put some rubber around the edges and sell it to tradesmen.
(some of us are tech geeks too)
Wait -- what exactly is it that makes people want to take two-hour conference calls from *my* bubble bath?
@JoepvL
When you are super rich, you may want to kick some lazy ass for more profit and making sure that you are able to listen while jerking off...
Holy Guacamole!