Always On - The five toughest gadgets you can buy

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From kids with juice to liquid nitrogen to melted chocolate, the gadgets of Always On have taken some real beatings. Here are the five most durable gadgets we've ever tested.

[@mihalis1010]

I think the real winner here is the GoPro that was filming all the closeups.

[@Maximdietz]

wow... nostalgia. I remember watching this series years back :,(

[@Dogedadogo]

Sammme

[@Dogedadogo]

Molly was my idol

[@mcquangnguyen5562]

frr

[@krnedwag]

Don't you hate when your gadget falls into nitrogen or when that half ton rock just falls on it. i have had many reasons to to glue skate wheels to my tablet and the go for A pizza run. i have turned my phone in a chocolate bar many times. thx cnet

[@jacobpaniagua8785]

Once I left my Ipod Nano 7 in the pocket of my pants, stayed in the washer for 3 months and went through like 90 loads and survived. Listening to it on the over ear headphones my brother took a hammer to, sounds great. I am typing this on the tablet that got hit by the winning home run for the little league world series. Who needs cases for their devices when they can stand that kind of torture!? My devices go through a lot.

[@cameronkauldhar9452]

Did you do it on purpose or was it an accident?

[@jacobpaniagua8785]

Muzic Kauldhar Accidents, of course.

[@loganangus9183]

Jacob Paniagua no it was on porpose

[@Hopexxxxx]

Dropped my iPod touch 5g in water... I actually think it works better than it did before 😸

[@michaelbodag6722]

I doubt that.

[@Eureka_3D_Printing]

My phone survived a 2 foot drop onto my bed. Almost had a heart attack.

[@Luke-zt6xl]

But it landed on your bed so it wouldn't of broke

[@Eureka_3D_Printing]

Luke Skeggs-Bennett That's the sarcasm behind it dumb ass.

[@masterbuilder675]

Some processors allow you to overclock at insane speeds, but requires Liquid Nitrogen, which actually doesn't damage components. Water actually purified doesn't hurt electronics, its the impurities that hurt it.

[@jayalvarez8220]

I WANNA SEE THE UNDESTRUCTABLE BRICK... THE NOKIAAAA

[@rynmaymay9309]

Iknow I can see it in your eyes,but they had to give credit to the others.Besides, if they put the Nokia on, they will just say it's a fake

[@littlemama4666]

I can break a Nokia just by hitting it on my knee

[@AsianFlex]

i think the new indestructable phone is the iphone 6s, if you can repair tech. water damaged 6s been in water for hours and hours. cleaned the motherboard and worked just fine

[@vigneshvenkatesan1256]

The iPad really Rocks!

[@TokyoChopSquad]

BEST use of a Mac book.

[@delavega92]

that ipad 3 can only survive the test. My dad's old Motorola brick phone can re-spawn lol!!!

[@Rottypops]

Freeze iPad 3 in nitrogen and drop it from atleast 12 feet onto hard surface... Somehow normal people still manage to break them from 3 foot drops

[@jadonnau419]

Ya just the screen dumb ass

[@GhostHunterB15]

Jadon Nau Other things could be damaged dickwad

[@NorthsideBruh]

Jadon Nau You really have no idea about any components that wopuld be fucked over if you dropped it.

[@GhostHunterB15]

Exactly

[@WilliePeck]

Lol.

[@KOSx15]

forgot to mention the number one gadget is the go pro

[@gear3817]

its already there before... go pro 1.

[@rabbid9690]

But, will it blend?

[@KalpeshPatel78]

Meatball Wannabe I'm sure they all will.

[@FreeKickz413x]

I lost my iPhone 5s at my friends house this past Halloween and it was on their neighbors lawn face up for two days in the rain. They found it and plugged it in and it worked fine. I still have it to this day, almost 10 months later and I have not found any problems with the phone!

[@rhysforster6423]

Yeah... sure. It had nothing to do with rolling down a hill, did it? Hmmmm....

[@FreeKickz413x]

huh? I have no idea what u are talking about... Rhys Forster forster

[@psiewert83]

Wouldn't it be awesome if CNET hired people that actually knew something about manufacturing or technology?

[@TechHowden]

Do you not realize these videos aren't supposed to be scientific

[@FenixDelta753]

I love these videos, people who complain about not being able to afford them probably wouldn't be handed a free product anyway so lets just enjoy the video! I do always cringe when they hurt apple products though

[@patrickrrupp]

I can drop my iPod Touch from 2 feet and it will get the spiderweb screen shatter... wut

[@ednihs]

Happened to me ...haha

[@crcn11]

I've had an iPhone 4 for the last 3 years, I drop it at least three times a day. Only issues are a few scratches on the back and the on / off button disconnected o.o

[@severedghost]

You guys are armatures at breaking things.

[@notbyalex]

Last time i checked no one puts their iPad in nitrogen..

[@narutolol3199]

Canuckspur Apparently you don't know how to fuckin google techrax has is pretty good at breaking shit

[@jeangruel3754]

Svp tra fiction en français merci

[@naturaldonut2664]

jean gruel never

[@benjaminnields7526]

Canuckspur actually everyone puts their iPad in nitrogen because air is 78% nitrogen. No puts their iPad in liquid nitrogen

[@JustBeExtreme]

i love the way you had the gopro in everything but the list

[@oreskec]

what, ipad is the winner? what about gopro then?

[@BMONEY2201]

Well they kind of use to film most of the torture test close ups...

[@jerryeu2161]

Gopro is made to crash, Freeze and extreme heat.

[@andrei87x]

guys are right. it's pointless to test something that's designed to work in extreme conditions. there are some phones that can survive a gunshot (they are designed to do that, covered in layers of metal and kevlar and are almost as big as a brick). i'm pretty sure those can survive any test from this show. edit: phones i previously mentioned have custom made cases, not saying the phone itself can withstand a bullet by its own and still work. however there are smartphones (obviously they get damaged beyond repair) that can stop a bullet (usually small calber) by themselves, due to the fact that components in smartphones are placed in a layered fashion, each layer dissipating some energy from the bullet).

[@jerryeu2161]

andrei87x So is Obama's secret service's umbrella, it can take a few bullets.

[@SpeedyBanana1]

Every test you've done a GoPro has been in the same consequences and survived every time I think the go pro should've had a mention

[@Darkspoon1506]

Whoa liquid nitrogen....

[@RyanMcFarlandIsAwesome]

I think the go pro deserves number one because you see it does all the tests with the gadgets and still survives

[@TheKungFuPotatoLegoYT]

Where is Nokia??

[@tagtag123]

Product placement overpowers the truth :P

[@Mr16thPrestige]

tagtag123 They clearly said "top 5 toughest gadgets THEY'VE tested"

[@TheKungFuPotatoLegoYT]

Thomas Torrissen So...they've never tested a Nokia??

[@Mr16thPrestige]

KungFuPotato's Lego Channel correct

[@TheKungFuPotatoLegoYT]

***** However, it's quite strange how they haven't tested a Nokia yet. I think they should they'll find themselves pretty impressed...... hopefully....

[@jonngarcia4695]

Bring this lady back please

[@1nxtmonster]

Did anyone else notice that they subjected a Gopro camera to the 'extreme' conditions that they put other devices through - knowing full well that it would be fine? So doesn't the Gopro actually win #1 because they knew it wouldn't be affected?

[@1nxtmonster]

***** Exactly - If it is good enough to be used for recording under the same conditions as the objects being tested, it certainly deserves some recognition.

[@acehawk888]

I agree, as far as I'm concerned, the GoPro is one of or if not the toughest gadget out there

[@PrimorisOrdo]

GoPro is built for toughness unlike these devices. You don't use your iPad as a camera while snowboarding on the top of a mountain at subzero temperatures or you don't use your macbook pro while surfing. GoPro needs to be tough. If it wasn't tough, it would be a handheld camera, not an action camera. They are not reviewing products that are built for hard usage. If they did, there would be survival gear on top 5, not gadgets that you use daily.

[@MeshaYAY]

PrimorisOrdo With your logic why would they use that surf camara then. After all thats its design is to last in extreme conditions

[@oldaccount4930]

PrimorisOrdo Yes you do use your macbook pro while surfing the web

[@ddemaree07]

It doesn't really surprise me the the iPad survived the liquid nitrogen test. Electronics (with the exception of the battery and possibly the LCD) actually run BETTER cold. Now the drop test though, that's thoroughly impressive!

[@dimosk7389]

where is Nokia 3310???

[@gear3817]

its not even released on 2013

[@AndyTheDog]

they haven't tested it

[@gear3817]

TheJedi1122 like many people are

[@zakaria1237895]

It's a bit dangarous for dropping..

[@warialinth]

Do not try destroy something indestuctable... ...you may destroy yourself :P

[@KrystalNCMA]

My iPod nano has survived tons of torture and lots of heat and cold and still works 8 years later. :D So happy.

[@wesjerentosky3716]

So Apple can make their devices survive liquid nitrogen, yet they cannot be dropped without cracking the screen?! why. lol

[@jessemess7598]

Wes Jerentosky boi

[@WilliePeck]

So me and my girlfriend decided to test her old t mobile concord. We threw it off a two story balcony on cement only thing that happened was the camera lens cracked. We than tumbled it down cement stairs where it cracked into a brick wall. The screen did not crack and the concord still works.

[@TheMineBombSquad]

dont drop a nokia 3310 in your house it will destroy your house

[@mrsHongki1]

william martin,no way,you are joking

[@morbidloathing1357]

@@mrsHongki1 no, he's being serious. I dropped a 3310, and now half of my house is destroyed.

[@drunad4170]

i was worried that if that if i ever accidentally drop my ipad in liquid nitrogen and then accidentally drop its like ten feet onto cement that it wouldn't work anymore, good to know that it would still work.

[@dionisietarlev7081]

No no Stop What are you trying to prove here That a Mac book can survive if a giant stone gets on it Give ME the mac book I can treat it with proper care

[@i.screammm3911]

Dionisie Tarlev Don't be such a fool the company is just too rich XD

[@KalpeshPatel78]

Dionisie Tarlev I accidentally sat on my macbook pro and it broke.

[@carsonsmith1861]

Exactly

[@serenitykirishiviany5352]

My iPhone 5s has been thrown across a restaurant kitchen, accidentally fell into a pot of boiling water, it's been planted, frozen in the freezer for more than a few hours, oh and my dad recently ran it over with his 2500 Chevy Silverado... One of the best investments I've made so far. THANKS APPLE!! :D

[@Whatnoww]

I can't help but cringe every time they try to hurt it...

[@meowthtotherescue9659]

I salute you, Jony Ive.

[@youjustgotbeaned8873]

My sister broke her iPad 3 with her teeth by biting it

[@charlottecahill9473]

My friends baby sister did that once XD

[@1LEgGOdt]

get her the $50 Amazon Fire 7 Tablet

[@Arcade64]

Its me ur sister ------------------------ l $1!

[@Dogedadogo]

Omg I remember watching the always on videos memory’s

[@Minecraftlol22]

Iphone 5s vs lava.

[@Turbhedz]

Can't buy lava in us

[@driver_cool]

I can't believe that the S3 survived. I put my S6 edge through the wash by accident and it was a brick. It wouldn't even turn on. I did get a new phone, Note 5, but I still can't believe a phone that was the great grandfather of my phone survived while mine didn't!

[@eesyam91]

nokia 3310 - meh, child's play

[@cheatingthesystem21]

Just pointing out that the GoPro cameras were used in almost all of these tests

[@charlottecahill9473]

My sister has dropped her iPod so many times and it's fine and I drop mine once the whole screen cracks....😑🔫

[@beefblock3279]

Oh my god same! Like what the hell!

[@superbikeaborad]

Im watching with no ads :)

[@BMXmagic8]

These guys are annoying af trying to be original

[@nickyzhu2011]

since the macbook retina is made with aluminum the way they scratched it i guess they can just rent a buffer to polish the macbook

[@coolace900aj]

you should torture test a iMac 2013 27 inch non retina display

[@Absolsediting]

why the hell would you cary your iMac in public 0.o I know what you mean, but like... iMac is not made to be durable. These are devices made to be durable and take damage. You could like drop your iMac from 5 feet and it would break....

[@Absolsediting]

And I am not hating on iMac or apple. I own one and love it.

[@coolace900aj]

lol

[@coolace900aj]

i just wanna see it get broke lol its seem like it would be awesome and btw its fine and what if it fell off the desk lol

[@Absolsediting]

Well yea, if it fell off the desk it would most likely brake. It's a pretty heavy computer and I don't know if the screen can handle the weight.

[@Finesse460]

That Chocolate test really got me to buy an Xperia.. and I did just yesterday :D Switched my iPhone~

[@snapquzconsoleorpc6453]

Bullshit! I could brake all those things

[@ChrisCIHaveMyOwnURL]

Snapquz Consoleorpc Yea the mac book air im using for school i could snap in 2 LOL its not even an inch thick!

[@isaiahbartos7149]

XD

[@hyatesnumber2677]

Yea, that's why you spell break, "brake"

[@TrickeG]

+Snapquz Consoleorpc I can "brake" your literacy future B)

[@alexismillerMissAngel]

Break*

[@leuse5614]

6:00 this made me cry

[@WillOnSomething]

Nokia 3310

[@pojcharapoltosukowong]

yeah

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

#1

[@littlemama4666]

I can break a Nokia 3310 just by hitting it on my knee

[@williamwen2701]

I have a ipad 3. Never knew it was so tough.

[@hiddenaccount2472]

same lol

[@IdealIdeas100]

"Oh hey, lets just set this heavy ass rock on it, Ya! that should break it!"

[@bloodrace]

I done my iPad Air some thing he wants im using a 10ft swimming pool and drop test the ipad air somewhat stand it its kinda broken but it powers on but the touch is not working glass is broken somewhat and the back casing woah... It hasent broke two ipad you should buy iPad 3 (Mid-2012) and iPad with Retina Display (Late-2012) still the same but the thing is Late and Mid iPad Air Air 2 has touch id so it might malfunction

[@Davi_L]

You know I had my ipad 3 in a keyboard case and still when it fell off the counter from only 3 feet high the entire screen and bezel shattered. Good thing target has a great warrantee policy.

[@dashlambda6707]

The rock testing with the Macbook was a good idea.

[@OatmealDonk]

Have you ever tested the go pro, I know you own at least two :-)

[@patrickramosofmanila]

I remember my friends sad leaving his note 2 on top of his car because he was rushing. He heard a bump over the roof of his car. Realizing that his phone was left on the highway, he just bought a new one right away.

[@aisarmohamed5722]

Most phones always crack when dropped flat face down on to hard floor. Even from hip height.

[@zacslater2333]

My iPad 3 is covered in scratches on the back just from having a dodgy case for like 2 years but I've probably dropped out of a moving car and it's still fine!!

[@MapleCraftt]

I have it in Mint Condition with a Otterbox Defender case, not a scratch, dent or crack, best case ever

[@coccoborg]

OMG, that iPad!

[@danielfuchsberger8977]

I fell and my iPhone 4S fell 2 metres through the air and landed face down in some stones, well, it was completely cracked, but still working

[@jignesh14]

love to see and selectible gadgets - the undestructibles

[@MarinaMatic]

01:32 upper middle frame... GO HERO!!!! That's all I saw here.

[@patricksparkscatt]

Do the iPad mini 2 with the Smart Cover on with the iPad stuck on a car

[@FroddeB]

I wonder if 90% of CNET's budget goes to this show.

[@Danielmerlin13]

You should see what breaks a go pro or action cam that would be fun to watch.

[@cannerbal]

So I have just learned that my 2nd phone was chocolate proof and also my first actual tablet was super durable

[@JonasX650]

That guys face tho at the end 😂😂

[@frogsnforests]

Wow that ipad 3 is wicked

[@outrageous5468]

Lost my iPhone 4 for 2 months. Found it outside my house under a tree!! Dried it out overnight and it still works today!

[@mrka45123]

I put my I pad air on top of my car and forgot about it till it fell off going forty five mph down the road and I'm using it right now, screens cracked but it still works

[@shrayya82]

This what i call the absolute definition of the word "SILLY". we all had our gadgets broken with even light drops.

[@Kapt3en]

The iPad 3 is insane!

[@SBKWaffles]

The iPad not only survives liquid nitrogen, but my friend's iPad survived a fire, that melted the case it was in

[@1SSJA]

My Friends dad(who ia a extreme traveller) drop his iPad three from a gondola going to the rocky mountains. It was a nine kilometer drop

[@steveb0503]

Benedict Ardianto Not possible - that would be a 5.6 mile drop. Mount Elbert (Colorado) is the highest peak in the Rockies - and we're talking about a height of 2.73 miles ABOVE SEA LEVEL (not height above surrounding area). And I highly doubt there's a lift going all the way to the top of that mountain in the first place. Please try again.

[@angelinaavramopoulos2520]

I accidentally knocked soda onto my sister's macbook Air. It made the keys quite crusty, but after constantly using it, the keys worked like new! We still use it around two years later.

[@alyssamcdonald5780]

Why do I watch these videos they make me sooooo anxious 😖

[@xXxDeceivedxXx]

One time I washed my iPod touch 2g in the washing machine and 5 years later, it still works.

[@ethananderson5345]

i had a ipod touch 2g and it had 3 big dents on the back from dropping and I would chuck it down a full flight of steps atleast once a day and the screen never cracked.

[@doubletapproductions]

I've never had my phone in the Washer, One reason, Mom does Laundry, always checks my Pockets! Thx Mom! :D

[@notbyalex]

I miss you guys...

[@user-zz7dg6rq4z]

My iPhone 5s froze in a block of ice when I lost then found it in Colorado and it still works!!

[@lopezzoliver]

The go pro camera should be number one for surviving the same torture as the ipad

[@Nissanalltheway]

Loved this video

[@HarmonicaMustang]

I love my iPod Shuffle. I have an iPod Touch but its nothing too special for me. The only negative point I could find about the Shuffle is that its so small and lightweight its too easy to loose.

[@Royvdl]

iPad 3 indestructable? drop it once on a table corner

[@TheExtremeTurnip]

ipad mini/ipad mini 2 see witch one is stronger (when ipad mini 2 comes out)

[@Rickfun-lb3zs]

please test with a galaxy exhibit and put it on KZbin

[@OfficialBBSW]

I miss this show

[@razmanrevo]

I have driven over my phone with a car and a bike, I have thrown it against the wall, into a lake, through ice and played baseball with it and dumped it into a glass of water and milk, I have gone swimming with it, into the shower and sauna and snow with it. It has one tiny scratch on the back and it still works! No, it's not a Nokia, it's a Samsung.

[@JZiELLEV]

I want that link of the full video where Brian Tong & Molly Wood did the iPad test along with other smart phones & tablets。That was the only real & fair test I've ever seen。A

[@aznboyz408]

u guys should totally test waterproof cameras & the dslr torture tests. plzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@TechTVNewsAndGaming]

my friend once decided to throw my iPad out of a window on the second floor, apart from a few dents it was fine, it had no case on it either so I was really surprised

[@sugggggon]

Funny thing is my ipad 4 was in my bag, bag didn't move at all and wasn't dropped or anything, yet the screen still managed to crack through the case and ipad bag inside backpack

[@Joh447]

"not even gonna bother with the rice" dont blame me when your phone shorts a day later or something

[@vanessamiller8847]

I love the iPad !

[@larryshere2422]

I threw my iPad down the stairs with a Griffin Survivor case on and well.. still works :)

[@Bhetacarn]

Asus Vg248qe monitor can survive being dropped down 2 flights of stairs. Scariest moment of my life. Hard wood floors, i tripped