The Guardian: A Floating, Waterproof Case for Kindle
Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, e-books, kindle, Today's Chili
People seemed to like the Ziploc-bag idea from yesterday’s post on essential iPad accessories, and it drew some tips for other products. The best wasn’t for the iPad but for the Kindle: The M-Edge Guardian Case.
The case is a semi-rigid diving suit for the newest six-inch Kindle. The two halves of the polycarbonate shell snap shut like a book and four latches clamp down, compressing a gasket to keep it watertight. The sections over the buttons are made of a soft plastic, so you can page forward and back and even shop at the Kindle Store whilst floating in a pool.
Yes, it’s pretty ugly, but it’ll keep your e-reader safe when you read in the bath. In fact, the Kindle is starting to look better than a paper book for reading in the damp and wet. Sure, you could put a paperback in a Ziploc bag, but how would you turn the pages?
The Guardian Case has one more trick. Thanks to the weight distribution, and several internal, air-filled buoyancy chambers, it floats upright in the water. That means hands-free reading. $80, available Spring 2010.
Guardian Case for Amazon Kindle [M-Edge. Thanks, Caitlin!]
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