Waterproof Protection from the Inside Out: HzO Technology Coming to a Smartphone Near You

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Here is one of the biggest finds of CES so far. We’ve seen a number of companies that are offering new technologies that will waterproof electronic devices, but the technology HzO is bringing to market is different. And better…

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While other companies are coating devices from the inside out, HzO’s technology, called WaterBlock, is a thin film nano-coating INSIDE that provides “a near invisible layer of protection over vital electronic circuitry.”

The system actually protects the electronic’s interior and lets the water inside the device while preventing it from actually coming into contact with the vulnerable technology.

We recorded a video of it in action, and while we will have more to say later, we wanted to give you a chance to see it in action.

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Dan Cohen
Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”) Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him. Dan is married to Raina Goldberg who is also an avid user of Apple products. They live in New Jersey with their golden doodle Nava.