Administrator DKT27 Posted December 17, 2012 Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2012 System uses motion sensors to detect when a phone has been dropped. Airbags and jet streams are then engaged, hoping to prevent impact. The patented system is the brainchild of retailer Amazon. It's that heart-lurching moment millions of us dread. For a split second you stand utterly helpless as your dropped iPhone plunges towards an unforgiving pavement. But now inventors have devised an unlikely answer to one of modern life’s most expensive little mishaps – an airbag for your smartphone. Motion-sensing technology already built into most smartphones is used to detect when it has dropped – and the mini airbag is then deployed before it hits the floor. The idea is the brainchild of retail and technology giant Amazon, which has patented the protective system for mobile phones, electronic readers such as Amazon’s own Kindle, computer tablets and cameras. This week the company won approval for the patent, which was filed in America by Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, 48, a self-made billionaire who has forged a career from pioneering ideas. The patent reads: ‘Prior to impact between a surface and a device, a determination of a risk of damage to the device is made. If the risk of damage to the device exceeds a threshold, a protection system is activated to reduce or eliminate damage to the device.’ The patent details a system that utilises a gadget’s built-in gyroscope, camera, accelerometers and other onboard sensors in order to determine if the device has entered an airborne state. If it has, the technology will release airbags to reduce potential damage – or possibly even change the trajectory of its fall by firing jets of air. It may sound far-fetched but there is no doubting the idea has a market, as iPhone owners in the UK alone spend tens of millions of pounds a year repairing their devices. Victor Seidel, a lecturer in science entrepreneurship at Oxford University, last night applauded the effort to try new ideas, saying: ‘I am not sure the next phone I buy will be fitted with an airbag but we are often surprised by what ideas become successful. Borrowed: A traditional airbag in cars is deployed upon impact, cushioning the passengers' heads as they are thrust forward. The phone system hopes to use similar techniques to prevent damage to the mobile upon inevitable impact ‘An airbag incorporated into a phone might mean the end of cumbersome cases, but it might be impractical to produce. Jeff Bezos is a man known for going his own way and being successful, but I think the real question is: Has he come up with this idea because he keeps dropping his own phone?’ And Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at uSwitch.com, said: ‘What’s next, smartphones with built-in parachutes? Or maybe handsets with wings and propellers? ‘This sounds like a feature worthy of Bond, codename SOS SMS. But airbags for windbags sounds like a lot of hot air to me. From a logistical point of view, the handset would have to be rather bulky to hide an airbag.’ Peter Bee, a technician at Fix My iPhone in London, said: ‘No matter what weird or wonderful way we come up with to protect our phones, there will always be someone out there who ends up breaking it.’ :view: View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I wonder if you throw at phone at some ones head it doesnt leave an impact mark? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintas Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 For the prices they're charging these days for a mobile, its no wonder they'll put airbags in them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 whats next? belly dancers coming out to satisfy our needs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTO DEOGHAR Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Really we need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Mobiles to get airbags in futureHow about parachutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Mobiles to get airbags in futureHow about parachutes.:lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Mobiles to get airbags in futureHow about parachutes. :lmao:How about Big mama's ass !! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Mobiles to get airbags in futureHow about parachutes. :lmao:How about jet packs !!! :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy57 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Just keep your phone in the pocket... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Shotgun + IPhone = new Levis jean :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vissha Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Joke n Funny! What if phones are connected to our hands? The fingers are ear-piece with ear phones and antenna. The back-wrist is mouth piece. No need of charging. Just drink water and we are charged.No need of any airbags/parachutes/anything. This will/may happen when there is no harmful radiations from Signal Towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Joke n Funny! What if phones are connected to our hands? The fingers are ear-piece with ear phones and antenna. The back-wrist is mouth piece. No need of charging. Just drink water and we are charged.No need of any airbags/parachutes/anything. This will/may happen when there is no harmful radiations from Signal Towers.Nice ideas , sounds good but what about mafia arms cutting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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