Waterproof SDHC Card is Cool, But Pointless
Our onsite reporters have seen a lot of nifty products at Computex in Taipei and Kingmax’s waterproof SD card is one of them.
We have no idea who would have a use for this product other than people who often forget to empty their pockets before diving into the pool. That said, this falls firmly into the “kinda pointless but kinda cool,” category.
Representing the highest capacity of waterproofed SD card, Kingmax’s 32GB SDHC, uses the company’s patented PIP technology and is waterproof, dustproof and shockproof, protecting your data and keeping your snaps safe, rain or shine.

Without knowing how much they cost, it’s hard to say who’d want to use these. If they’re relatively cheap, we’d go ahead and buy them just for the sake of it. Can’t hurt to have a little extra protection from the elements, right? However, if they’re pricey, we’d say skip it. We’ve yet to lose an SD card to water damage so paying a premium price just to guarantee it never happens seems silly.
these days, with all the stuff happening around the world, if it can't withstand C4 or semtax blast, water and dust is least of your worries....
Ya...the Author clearly doesn't have enough of an understanding of the uses for SD cards has he needs to make the claimes he is.
I was thinking of the same usage but problem is, if there is power to the card and the contacts get wet... good luck, its probably hosed
Still usable - no data lost.
Not that I engage in such sports but I totally see the use of ruggedized storage cards. Don't like it? Don't buy it.
I wouldn't want to drop a regular storage card in salt water. Just drying the card won't save it. You'll have to rinse it really quickly to get the salt out, dry it, retrieve the data and call it a loss. That's not to say this model would do any better but that's what they claim so let's have someone test it
this is Jane, you're speaking of. you will bow down and hold your insolent tongue, for she is the greatest of all the writers on staff!
but seriously, as the lexor rep and various others have stated, i've never seen a flash stick.. usb.. sd.. that has stopped working because it was washed or taken for a swim or even chewed on for a bit by a household pet... as long as there is no physical damage to the internals, and even then.. i've seen some truely managled units that still werk, this idea should be truely pointless. to those that would say that the outdoors ppl would still utilize this can reference those that point out that even if you could use these while still wet, the contact surfaces still have to be dry or risk shorting.. and there is no mention of short circuit protection...
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