Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Phone With The Airbag


So, how many times have you dropped your expensive phone today? By the way, it's only 12pm EST as I type this.

We are all guilty of having a case of the butterfingers and Amazon Chief Executive, Jeff Bezos, realized that and decided that he (and his team) wanted to address the issue, as best they could. That address looks like this...


Of course these are only prototype sketches more or less for development and patenting reasons, but you get the gist I'm sure.

Speaking of patents, this one was actually filed in February of 2010 and the application status was made public during the summer of 2011. It reads as follows...


“While the size and weight of portable devices make them convenient to carry around, these characteristics often make them more susceptible to damage and loss. With the number of cellular phones in use exceeding several billion and repairs typically exceeding $25, the costs of damage and loss of cellular phones amounts to billions of dollars per year.”


It also mentions the technology would activate or deploy the airbags in strategic positions on the device so that the impact would be absorbed by the airbag first, providing a cushion for the device to land. The idea also notes that spring technology could be utilized instead, an expulsion of air, or maybe even a combination of all three. Interesting to say the least...

I know you iPhone users are tired of looking at your's and/or your friends' shattered phone screens. Is this ridiculous or worth the wait, (foreseen) hype and purchase filter? Leave your input in the C-Section!

SCREAM @ ME!!!

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