Hot idea of the minute – indestructible cell phones
People have long dreamed of the day when they don't have to worry about damaging their cell phones. With smart phone technology on the rise, more and more of people's lives depend on their mobile phones. This generation is more connected than ever, and losing a mobile phone unexpectedly can spell disaster for many. Recently, there's been a lot of buzz about how we can improve that technology to make it more robust. Already, there are phones on the market for workers who are exposed to extreme conditions (think Sonim and their phones, which can be dropped from an impressive 6.5 meters and submerged under 2 meters of water).
But what about regular consumers? We might not work on oil pipelines or out in the Arctic, but that doesn't mean we aren't accident prone. Companies have taken every day accidents into consideration, and this year we've been introduced to some interesting developments. For example:
Samsung just recently came out with a new memory card that can be underwater for 24 hours and hold up to 3,200 pounds of pressure without breaking. Pretty impressive stuff, but is it over the top? I don't think so; how many people have dropped their phones in a pool? Another body of water? If you can't fish it out right away, you can be assured that your data is safe. The same can be said if, for some reason, you dropped your phone in your driveway and ran over it. Unlikely, but cool all the same.
In addition to that, at this year's CES several awesome waterproof technologies were unveiled. Different ideas have been implemented to achieve this and so far there is no word on which way is best. It should be noted, though, that one of those companies, P2i, has created a film that will protect the phone from not only water but from other sorts of liquids and oils as well, from gasoline to nerve agents. And, with the companies in question declining to comment on a price, I'd say the market is still open for some research and innovation to come up with a cheap, yet still effective, solution.
On the note of waterproof phones, Panasonic has just announced they will release a waterproof and dustproof phone. Big players are jumping €" or have already jumped €" on the bandwagon, but how effective will the solutions be? Who can say until the products are on the market and comparability testing can be conducted. In the meantime, I'd say ways to improve mobile technology and what they can withstand is still up in the air. We still have a long way to go not just with the physical makeup of mobile phones, but with performance and networking technologies as well.
With all this in mind, what do you think the next biggest innovation or breakthrough will be?
But what about regular consumers? We might not work on oil pipelines or out in the Arctic, but that doesn't mean we aren't accident prone. Companies have taken every day accidents into consideration, and this year we've been introduced to some interesting developments. For example:
Samsung just recently came out with a new memory card that can be underwater for 24 hours and hold up to 3,200 pounds of pressure without breaking. Pretty impressive stuff, but is it over the top? I don't think so; how many people have dropped their phones in a pool? Another body of water? If you can't fish it out right away, you can be assured that your data is safe. The same can be said if, for some reason, you dropped your phone in your driveway and ran over it. Unlikely, but cool all the same.
In addition to that, at this year's CES several awesome waterproof technologies were unveiled. Different ideas have been implemented to achieve this and so far there is no word on which way is best. It should be noted, though, that one of those companies, P2i, has created a film that will protect the phone from not only water but from other sorts of liquids and oils as well, from gasoline to nerve agents. And, with the companies in question declining to comment on a price, I'd say the market is still open for some research and innovation to come up with a cheap, yet still effective, solution.
On the note of waterproof phones, Panasonic has just announced they will release a waterproof and dustproof phone. Big players are jumping €" or have already jumped €" on the bandwagon, but how effective will the solutions be? Who can say until the products are on the market and comparability testing can be conducted. In the meantime, I'd say ways to improve mobile technology and what they can withstand is still up in the air. We still have a long way to go not just with the physical makeup of mobile phones, but with performance and networking technologies as well.
With all this in mind, what do you think the next biggest innovation or breakthrough will be?
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