Are some Apple products waterproof?
So, being the person that I am. I always put stuff into my pockets, and small items such as headphones, I typically once in a while forget to take out of my pockets. Those pants/shorts goes through the washer, and it seems that some Apple products are waterproof? I've had the default Apple headphones go through the washer and they still work perfectly. I've had my iPod Shuffle go through the washer as well. Amazingly enough, still worked perfectly. Here's the even more amazing thing. I recently put my iPod Shuffle (6th Gen) go through the washer, and it still worked perfectly. Now of couse, I should be more careful and learn to always check my pockets before putting my laundry through the washer, but you know, life happens. I was curious, are some Apple products waterproof? I know not all of them are, because my friends iPod Touch died because his waterbottle leaked in his backpack and killed it, but it seems that some Apple products ARE indeed waterproof. I'm amazed at this, but can someone please clarify?
Not waterproof, but if you can dry out the electronics (putting them in a bowl of dried rice often works - maybe the dryer did it for you?) they can work again.
it's not actually water that shorts out the electronics - it's the ions in the water. As it was explained to me: if you put a shuffle in de-ionized water, it will play, no problem. It's only when you have the ions that you get shorts. So I imagine that if you dry out the shuffle before you use it, it has a chance of survivial.
There are several companies that actually waterproof shuffles. You can read more about it here: http://www.underwateraudio.com/our-advantage/
glad your stuff survied and is still working!
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