Taxan touts tablet for bathing beauties

Thanks to Japan's Kaga Hightech Co., better known for its Taxan brand, we can now enjoy our tablets in the bath. Step forward the Méopad Aqua, a 7in, 1-024 x 600 fondleslab with all the usual accoutrements and an unusual one: it's waterproof. Taxan Meopad Aqua It's ready, then, for use in the kitchen, the company claimed, or …

[Chris Miller]

Does the micro-SD slot also work underwater?

[Herby]

Finally...

A picture to supplant the one for the ASUS Eee PC babe.

Are there any more pics for us to drool over??

Look, somebody needed to do it!!

[I'm not sleeping...]

Geek use

I think this will have a big acceptance within the male geek community:

All you p0rn collection in the shower!!

[Audrey S. Thackeray]

Soapy wit tank

Are capacitive screens affected by being wet / soapy?

[Anonymous Coward]

it's an advert

to make it stand out and be spoken of on the internet for the next 27 sec, until they release a fire-proof one, etc.

[Wize]

Is it heat proof?

Sauna shots next...

[Stoneshop]

Waterproof and shockproof?

Then it might become a useful device for taking with me on a motorbike, as a replacement for the stack of maps and papers I have to have with me at events.

(having no moving parts doesn't necessarily mean it's capable of withstanding travel in a motorcycle tank bag)

[Mr Anonymous]

IP54 is not waterproof, it allows for limited ingress of water, not good for electronics!