The latest high-tech gadgetry for when you’re tangling with nature

Once upon a time, most people's treasured memories were stored in a couple of cardboard boxes. Now ioSafe's storage box promises to protect them at furnace temperatures up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.

We've heard of spill-proof keyboards, but the Silver Seal keyboard goes a step further - it can be put through a wash in your dishwasher along with your plates and cups.

Garmin have launched an interesting hybrid device: a GPS for both land and sea. The Garmin GPSMAP 620 not only works with marine charts, but also street and topographic maps.

Despite the fact that Australia is practically the sunshine capital of the world, solar-power for your portable gadgets has been ... mostly absent. But that's about to change when PowerTraveller launches its range of products next week.

The Qantas A380 Economy seat and Rip-Curl's H-Bomb wetsuit are in the shortlist of 73 finalist products in the running to take out the 2009 Australian International Design Award of the Year.

A couple of small products shake up the predictability of a week in labs, including the new d_skin for CDs and DVDs

Sharp has unveiled the world's first waterproof and solar powered mobile phone combo

Introducing the world’s first "fully wearable waterproof action camera" – the Predator VX360

The Garmin Forerunner 405CX and Forerunner 310XT models arrive complete with heart rate monitoring and GPS for calculating distance, making them the perfect tools for tracking your fitness progress in detail.

New Stealth M-Series USB drives with a dedicated hardware security processor could end the scourge of vital information being lost on USB memory sticks..

It turns out a $9.95 disposable camera is not the best way to shoot homemade surfing pics. If you're after a camera you can literally dunk underwater, try Canon's PowerShot D10.

This morning it was Canon’s turn to show off a sackful of new digicams – including the 12x optical zoom-packing SX200

Looking for a way to one-up those Blackberry co-workers who are always pulling out their Storms and Bolds during meetings? Two words: military spec.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 is waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. Hoping to be the ultimate rugged consumer camera, the FT1 also offers HD video and a wide 28mm lens.

NV CEO Anthony Cooke held up his arm and told the audience, “We’re seeing the evolution of a new generation of watches." But the more he waved his arm around and spoke into the watch, the more we couldn't stop thinking of spy comics.

Buy an Edge and you won’t need to strap another gadget to your bike

Not exactly a hi-def holiday shooter, but the Action Cam is perfect for creating your ‘when skiing goes wrong’ home video

The Vivicam 6200W is terminator-tough and cheap enough to condemn disposable underwater cameras to the low-tech graveyard

A long last: a waterproof GPS from Garmin that will allow you to take it boating, camping, hiking, and driving without changing devices.