1. Who developed this coating?
a. Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven, MA USA has an engineering group under its sister company Transportation Security Logistics. This group worked to solve a problem of splash proofing and water proofing a man overboard system. This coating evolved out of that product and the need to make the device work when exposed to water.
2. What is Northeast Maritime Institute?
a. The Northeast Maritime Institute is an educational facility for mariners. The Institute’s creed is to Honor the Mariner. We expect that this process will help to keep mariners safe.
3. Where is the process currently performed?
a. The process is currently performed in our laboratory in Fairhaven, MA. The lab has the ability to perform coating in small volume exists in this facility.
4. Can a camera be coated?
a. There is no reason a camera would not be able to be coated but it does have challenges that make it different then some other electronic items. We’re currently looking at the optics and how they’ll be handled, also there are some small moving parts that we’ll have to consider.
5. Were there other reasons this product was developed?
a. Like many people we’ve had our own phones drop into water. After Skiing one of the inventors managed to wash two of his daughter’s cell phones. That drove him to want to find a coating that would prevent this problem.
6. Can I get specific answers to my individual questions.
a. Yes, subscribe to the newsletter and we’ll contact you to see if you have questions.
7. When will this process be available to the public?
a. We can provide the process now, but we need to set up the distribution system and regionalize the process. The availability is measured in months and we expect that it will be 4-6 months before we can say we’re fully on line. We’ll update the website on how we can do it sooner.
8. What’s your favorite thing you’ve coated so far?
a. We had lots of fun coating a 100W speaker and blasting some country music in the 5 gallon bucket.
9. What aspects confuse people most about this process:
a. People get confused and think this is a spray. It isn’t, the coating needs to be applied in a piece of equipment.
b. People seem to wonder a lot about the contacts and how they’re sealed. The contacts aren’t, the surfaces are sealed. So, water can run in and out.
10. Why haven’t you coated any cameras?
a. We’ve been researching the cameras and the best way to handle the lenses and shutters. We’ll be coating some digital cameras soon.
11. How do I stay informed about new developments?
a Keep an eye on our homepage, follow us on twitter or bookmark gCaptain’s Golden Shellback section.
How does this work with charging etc? Are small metal connectors left uncovered to allow electricity to pass?
Also, how does this work with speakers, ie the paper cone?
How does this work with charging etc? Are small metal connectors left uncovered to allow electricity to pass?
Also, how does this work with speakers, ie the paper cone?
How deep is the coating effective to? Could I, say, get my SLI camera coated and take it scuba diving?
How deep is the coating effective to? Could I, say, get my SLI camera coated and take it scuba diving?
Would the touch screen on the iPod touch still work underwater with the coating, I noticed in the video that they didn’t touch the screen while it was submerged
Would the touch screen on the iPod touch still work underwater with the coating, I noticed in the video that they didn’t touch the screen while it was submerged
interested to bring in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ..
give me more detail when come to the right time.
Kenny
interested to bring in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ..
give me more detail when come to the right time.
Kenny
At what depth can the devices still work?
Interesting.. but I would like to know how things like a touchscreen, speakers, contacts would be affected by the coating – good steps though!
Rick
Interesting.. but I would like to know how things like a touchscreen, speakers, contacts would be affected by the coating – good steps though!
Rick
Scott,
It doesn’t protect against the pressures experienced at depth.
Rick,
The coating uses ideas learned from the manufacturing of semi-conductors so it’s bonding at the molecular level. Speakers and touch screens are seemingly unaffected. The contacts need to be masked, either by coating the device with plugs attached or applying tape.
Scott,
It doesn’t protect against the pressures experienced at depth.
Rick,
The coating uses ideas learned from the manufacturing of semi-conductors so it’s bonding at the molecular level. Speakers and touch screens are seemingly unaffected. The contacts need to be masked, either by coating the device with plugs attached or applying tape.
Straight to the point – do you have a service for water proofing peoples individual items right now? what kind of cost is it? Where do you sign up!
Straight to the point – do you have a service for water proofing peoples individual items right now? what kind of cost is it? Where do you sign up!
What is the nature of this coating? Is it ceramic, polymer, or other?
I also have an observation:
The coating should work on cameras to almost any reasonable depth because the coating goes directly on the components could flow into all the air spaces of the camera thus eliminating low pressure areas that can be crushed. Unfortunately the optics would be all wrong because the camera lenses don’t compensate for the higher refractive index of water.
What is the nature of this coating? Is it ceramic, polymer, or other?
I also have an observation:
The coating should work on cameras to almost any reasonable depth because the coating goes directly on the components could flow into all the air spaces of the camera thus eliminating low pressure areas that can be crushed. Unfortunately the optics would be all wrong because the camera lenses don’t compensate for the higher refractive index of water.
What about thermal problems?
1. Does the process coat the exterior shell, thereby creating an essentially air-tight seal? Or does it coat the insides, the electronics which would be effected by the water?
2. If its the latter, How does the coating effect the thermal dissipation of something like a heat-sink in a laptop?
What about thermal problems?
1. Does the process coat the exterior shell, thereby creating an essentially air-tight seal? Or does it coat the insides, the electronics which would be effected by the water?
2. If its the latter, How does the coating effect the thermal dissipation of something like a heat-sink in a laptop?
As far as pressure goes, what I was trying to ask is would it survive the depth of a 3ft pool, 4ft etc.
Thanks,
Two questions.
1. How much?
2. When can I start sending my stuff?
Thank you science for bringing me what my prayers could not.
Two questions.
1. How much?
2. When can I start sending my stuff?
Thank you science for bringing me what my prayers could not.
I live in Malaysia and such a stuff is VERY interesting.
How long does this “traitment” last?
I live in Malaysia and such a stuff is VERY interesting.
How long does this “traitment” last?
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I’m not sure how you can square the claim to an ‘exclusive review’, in a journalistic sense, with the fact that you registered the golden-shellback.com domain yourself.
This is pretty fishy really.
I’m not sure how you can square the claim to an ‘exclusive review’, in a journalistic sense, with the fact that you registered the golden-shellback.com domain yourself.
This is pretty fishy really.
Michael, why do you think they gave me the exclusive? Maybe because we designed and built the on line services for NMI?
I understand your concerns which is one reason we facilitated demonstrations with tekzilla, CNET and gizmodo shortly after posting. Prior to that the video was an exclusive.
http://tinyurl.com/5sbbyz
Michael, why do you think they gave me the exclusive? Maybe because we designed and built the on line services for NMI?
I understand your concerns which is one reason we facilitated demonstrations with tekzilla, CNET and gizmodo shortly after posting. Prior to that the video was an exclusive.
http://tinyurl.com/5sbbyz
Haha. I know what ‘exclusive’ means. The point I am making is that gcaptain.com is not only claiming an ‘exclusive’ but also claiming to have ‘reviews’, but you’re not making it very clear that anything you say should be considered in the light of the fact that you are their media contact as well.
Did you make this fact clear to Tekzilla and Gizmodo? Do they know that the blog they are linking to when they made their announcements is affiliated with the supplier? It’s not just a blog linking to another blog, is it. You are acting as a mouthpiece.
Have you made clear whether you have any investment or stake in this technology, or whether you are receiving any payment you are receiving for being the ‘media contact’?
If I was being told about a great new camera, I would not much trust an ‘exclusive’, or a ‘hands-on review’, from a publication affiliated with the supplier. Would you?
http://tinyurl.com/zuujb
Haha. I know what ‘exclusive’ means. The point I am making is that gcaptain.com is not only claiming an ‘exclusive’ but also claiming to have ‘reviews’, but you’re not making it very clear that anything you say should be considered in the light of the fact that you are their media contact as well.
Did you make this fact clear to Tekzilla and Gizmodo? Do they know that the blog they are linking to when they made their announcements is affiliated with the supplier? It’s not just a blog linking to another blog, is it. You are acting as a mouthpiece.
Have you made clear whether you have any investment or stake in this technology, or whether you are receiving any payment you are receiving for being the ‘media contact’?
If I was being told about a great new camera, I would not much trust an ‘exclusive’, or a ‘hands-on review’, from a publication affiliated with the supplier. Would you?
http://tinyurl.com/zuujb
‘or whether you are receiving any payment you are receiving for being the ‘media contact’?’
gah. ‘or whether you are receiving any payment for being the media contact’ would make a bit more sense, I think.
Could you update the FAQ on these pages to explain you and your blog’s relationship to Golden Shellback? I think this would make things much more clear for people who are analysing the claims made about the process.
‘or whether you are receiving any payment you are receiving for being the ‘media contact’?’
gah. ‘or whether you are receiving any payment for being the media contact’ would make a bit more sense, I think.
Could you update the FAQ on these pages to explain you and your blog’s relationship to Golden Shellback? I think this would make things much more clear for people who are analysing the claims made about the process.
Michael, the only post titled “review” only posts links and video provided by 3rd parties, not commentary by gCaptain.
Unfortunately we are not journalists and do not have degree’s in Journalistic Practices. We are mariners who work on ships, our expertise is the sea.
As mariners we live by the mariner’s creed “One hand for you and one for the ship”. If we can save lives we do, without thinking of the economic impact to the company that pays our salary. To this point gCaptain, or any of our bloggers, has not received any monetary compensation from Golden Shellback and does not have any contract in place. Do we hope this changes in the future? Yes. Are the other blogs aware of our relationship? Yes.
The bottom line is this technology is going to save lives and we want to help promote it.
I will update the FAQ with a brief explanation on the relationship and move these comments to a more appropriate place on this blog.
Michael, the only post titled “review” only posts links and video provided by 3rd parties, not commentary by gCaptain.
Unfortunately we are not journalists and do not have degree’s in Journalistic Practices. We are mariners who work on ships, our expertise is the sea.
As mariners we live by the mariner’s creed “One hand for you and one for the ship”. If we can save lives we do, without thinking of the economic impact to the company that pays our salary. To this point gCaptain, or any of our bloggers, has not received any monetary compensation from Golden Shellback and does not have any contract in place. Do we hope this changes in the future? Yes. Are the other blogs aware of our relationship? Yes.
The bottom line is this technology is going to save lives and we want to help promote it.
I will update the FAQ with a brief explanation on the relationship and move these comments to a more appropriate place on this blog.
This is an amazing product.
Are you working on a distribution strategy? I am particularly interested for the North West.
This is an amazing product.
Are you working on a distribution strategy? I am particularly interested for the North West.
Does the coating void the manufacturers warranty? IE. If youhad to do a warranty exhange for a defective device.
I am really amazed when i watched the video. I am registered to get news from you and i like to be informed about your distribution strategy abroad. I will be glad to hear from you.
Best wishes.
I am really amazed when i watched the video. I am registered to get news from you and i like to be informed about your distribution strategy abroad. I will be glad to hear from you.
Best wishes.
I hate the picky legal stuff, but I understand it. Still this seems like an amazing advance for seagoing electronics, since it is pretty much a given that if you have “electrics” on your smaller boat the salt will eventually get them and it’s usually at the worst moment.
I hate the picky legal stuff, but I understand it. Still this seems like an amazing advance for seagoing electronics, since it is pretty much a given that if you have “electrics” on your smaller boat the salt will eventually get them and it’s usually at the worst moment.