$1,000 Spray Makes Electronic Gadgets Completely Waterproof

Technology Could Help Emergency First-Responders

SAN FRANCISCO -- A new $1,000 spray claims to protect notebook computers, iPods, cell phones and other electronic gadgets from liquid, making them completely waterproof.

The spray, called Golden Shellback Splash Proof Coating, is one thousandth of an inch thick.Sid Martin of the Northeast Maritime Institute, which created the product, said the spray forces the water to roll off electronic gadgets like water off a duck's back or "just like after you waxed your car," KPIX-TV reported.A reporter tossed a Blackberry in a tub of water and it continued to play."Not only is it still working, but we are still getting audio from the iPod Touch in the connected speakers," the woman said. "You really don't see much of a coating or feel much of a coating."Martin said the technology could be used for emergency first-responders, bio-medical devices and historic preservation.The product should be available to the public later this year.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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