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Protecting my gear when I'm out and about

Summary: Mother Nature can be hard on electronic equipment, but with the right gear, you can take your tablet, smartphone, and camera into pretty much any environment and know it will live to fight another day.

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 | March 25, 2013 -- 21:11 GMT (14:11 PDT)

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Camera: Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW

Keeping a camera safe and yet close to hand is not easy, especially if you're dealing with a big DSLR. I've searched high and low for the ideal case, and I think I've found it with the Lowepro Toploader Pro 75 AW. Not only does it protect my camera from bumps, knocks, and scrapes, but it is also easy to access.

Make no mistake, this is a big case, suited to a DSLR — such as the Canon 5D mark III — with a big lens. It's also got space for some spare batteries and memory cards.

If you have a camera that’s a little more subtle than mine, then you might want to go for one of the smaller Toploader Pro cases. You get the same level of protection, but in a smaller package.

Link: Lowepro

Price: $99

Topic: Hardware

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Sure is a good thing all your idevices are so light and thin

I guess if you ever wanted to show off how light and thin your idevices are, you just have to take them out of the thick, heavy cases that they live in.

Too funny.

toddbottom3
25 March, 2013 22:00

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- It would have been nice to see some cases
  
  For popular (Samsung, nexus, etc) devices as well.
  
  I was reading on here that sapphire screens may be coming to smartphones around Christmas time this year. Battery life was the biggest factor choosing my current phone/tablet. Sapphire screen may be next.
  
  MarknWill
  25 March, 2013 22:20
  
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  - me too
    
    If the sapphire screens are as good as they say it will be worth paying extra
    
    richard in norway
    26 March, 2013 18:57
    
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How about nexus 7?

Heard you got Nexus 7, any recomend for it?

Lghost
26 March, 2013 08:48

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Easiest kit ever

Want to waterproof/scratchproof your smartphone or tablet for the short term? Go purchase ziplock-type freezer bags in a size that'll fit your gadget. A typical sandwich-size bag is great for phones and larger ones work for tablets. Double-seal bags are basically waterproof. I've done this when I wanted to have my phone at hand during painting, at the pool, or in the snow, and the bag plastic doesn't interrupt the touchscreen functions or restrict access to the buttons at all. You can even hear the audio just fine...might have to turn the volume up a tick from normal, but not much.

Best of all, you don't have to pay much money at all and you can pop the devices in and out of the bags in seconds.

jeb.hoge@...
26 March, 2013 16:05

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Rugged laptop case too

Looks as though you like the really rugged cases. You might like this one for your laptops: http://www.sfbags.com/products/sleevecases/sleevecases.php
and tablets: http://www.sfbags.com/products/tablet-cases/sleevecases-tablet.php
Let me know if you'd like one for review.

SFBAGS
1 April, 2013 21:39

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