LG Casio’s waterproof mobile

We’re dusting off our Ericsson R310, Siemens M65 and Nokia 5140 as news reaches us that the waterproof mobile is again making waves. Previously confined to Japan, Casio’s G’zOne TYPE-R, has been picked up by LG in South Korea and dubbed the canU 502S.

Strutting about in suitably garish colours for those crazy Pepsi-Max types, it’s a big tough clamshell with some modern-convenience goodies such as a 1.3 megapixel camera for capturing your wacky exploits. An MP3 player’s also on board to pump out the rocking soundtrack needed to power you along your next dirt trail.

For us more sedate sub-humans, it should survive being submersed in a pint of mild for up to 30 minutes, though we don’t recommend testing the claim. A plunge from a pub table should be no problem either, thanks to a polyurethane and glass construction.

Other nifty touches include an optional ‘bumper’ – the black plastic bit on the green version – for added protection, and a digital compass that fills the G-Shock-style exterior display.

The only bad news is that it’s still CDMA-only, so expect it to reach the States before Casio gets its act together and builds a Europe-friendly GSM version. Start the petition now.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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