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[krypt0nian]

Stupid and will never be implemented.

GG Amazon CEO.

 

[Thagomizer]

I can see the potential as an add-on, but like said above, I see absolutely no possibility in having this integrated. If a company wants to make a phone that can survive impacts, they just make a more durable phone, not add vaguely Rube Goldberg stuff like this.

 

[DarthWoo]

What we need is anti-gravity so every fragile device will just stop abruptly before it hits the floor. Oh, and it could be good for other things too.

 

[Rex Banner]

Physics. Learn it.

the force a phone will generate falling to the ground is larger than the force you apply just holding it. Pretnding to throw it to the ground won't do much, because eventually you will decelerate.

Haha, what? You realize that for this work before your phone hits the ground, the "system" would have to deploy almost immediately after it senses an acceleration force above a certain threshold. How hard do you think it would be for a human arm to create a similar force on a tiny ass phone for a split second?

Unless of course you're talking about airbags that deploy after your phone hits the ground, which is useless and is not what's being proposed here.

 

[Slavik81]

Physics. Learn it.

the force a phone will generate falling to the ground is larger than the force you apply just holding it. Pretnding to throw it to the ground won't do much, because eventually you will decelerate.

Eventually, a phone falling to the ground will decelerate too.

 

[Tuck]

I drop my phone all the time. Thank god it has a case though, so it has never been a problem.

 

[andycapps]

Sounds like a great idea.

 

[clav]

The packaging still won't prevent what happens when a UPS fork lift crushes the phone during mail sorting.

On a serious note, more power to Amazon.

 

[krypt0nian]

Guys guys. I just "invented" phone wings! When you drop you phone, it flies back to a predesignated GPS location! Patent office here I come!


Also hover boards...

 

[MIMIC]

And what happens if you fall with the phone in your pocket?

"Ouch! My ankle! OUCH my thigh!"

 

[MidnightScott]

I think the phone will have to be replaced if the airbag gets used, just like in a car.

 

[TheExodu5]

yeah, but can it protect against in the most sacred area for men?
i present to you the toilet water in the bathroom.

i dont think so.

Time to apply for an inflatable phone raft patent.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Interesting idea...

I'm sure there are enough Applebots that would buy anything to protect their precious phones.

 

[GK86]

Could've used that the other day when I dropped mine onto a tiled floor.

Bye bye screen.

Lol same here.

In any regards, good excuse to pick up another phone.

 

[krypt0nian]

Interesting idea...

I'm sure there are enough Applebots that would buy anything to protect their precious phones.

They would never have something so janky inside their phones.