Apple Working to Make Gadgets Scratch Resistant

[JMcEntegart]

A world where gadgets are scratch resistant? Sorry, it's only for Apple fans.

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[tronika]

i'll believe it when i see it. i own an iphone4 and the gorilla glass is a joke.

 

[burnley14]

[citation][nom]tronika[/nom]i'll believe it when i see it. i own an iphone4 and the gorilla glass is a joke.[/citation]

Yeah, maybe they should work on things making break-resistant first.

 

[Guest]

April you say.... so how comes there was still an issue with antennagate seeing as some nitrides can act as insulators and how comes this was never applied as an easy cheap fix for the antenna issue, it also adds to the durability of the iPhone

maybe im just fickle but it all just doesn't make sense to me....

 

[icepick314]

hey!!

my iPhone 4 glass is broken but at least it doesn't have any scratches!!!

 

[JasonAkkerman]

CVD the cases?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamonds#Chemical_vapor_deposition

/probably not cost effective, but would still be cool.

 

[jacobdrj]

Invisishield anyone? Lol. Ugly as a moose, but it does work... However their return policy on their 'lifetime warranty' leaves a lot to be desired...

 

[bustapr]

Anyone can live with scratches. Its when your pretty new iphone just fell to the floor and the screen up the middle that you get worried.

Id like to see a phone with the materials of the flexible screens, I bet those are harder to break that that gorilla glass crap.

 

[bustapr]

Is there any point in Toms Style....

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

this has been used by someone else years ago I believe to make cars more scratch resistant. I know people here in the middle east that use something similar on the front of their cars to make sure that they don't get so scratched up in the sand/desert, the sand at high speed tends to damage cars.

anyways back here this is typical apple I see here, take something somebody has already done, patent it, and pretend that they did not know about it.

and go ahead, downthumb me for bashing apple

 

[lukeiamyourfather]

Maybe they should focus on making them shatter resistant.

 

[cadder]

That will be great, then people would never have to buy a new Apple device. They could just keep their old ones that still look like new.

 

[Guest]

Coincidence that this layer will be covering the antenna, thus resulting in finally a permanent fix to antenna gate?

 

[dalethepcman]

[citation][nom]AntennaFixed[/nom]April you say.... so how comes there was still an issue with antennagate seeing as some nitrides can act as insulators and how comes this was never applied as an easy cheap fix for the antenna issue, it also adds to the durability of the iPhonemaybe im just fickle but it all just doesn't make sense to me....[/citation]

It makes perfect sense. Steve knows everyone of his zombies will buy the new iphone even if its broken. Then when they release a working version everyone will go buy that one too.

 

[jskilnyk]

To be honest that idea should have been one of the first things Apple did to its product. For the amount of money we pay for their products it should be scratch resistant. But, as usually Apple playing the waiting game when add stuff to their products. Not to mention they are nothing revolutionary ether.

But, if they can pull it off without raising the price of the products then its a good move on Apple's part.

 

[tsnorquist]

Why don't they make a casing that's both inexpensive and user replaceable.

... oh wait a minute, this is Apple we're talking about, never mind.

 

[scuba dave]

[citation][nom]xbeater[/nom]this has been used by someone else years ago I believe to make cars more scratch resistant. I know people here in the middle east that use something similar on the front of their cars to make sure that they don't get so scratched up in the sand/desert, the sand at high speed tends to damage cars.anyways back here this is typical apple I see here, take something somebody has already done, patent it, and pretend that they did not know about it.and go ahead, downthumb me for bashing apple[/citation]

The point isn't if people have ever done something "similar", but if someone has ever used protective nitride layers in this venue. It hasn't been done before as far as I can tell, as such, it's valid, despite sounding rather funny and pathetic at the same time. But thats the patent system for ya.

 

[random_guy417]

cheap nitride coatings as a cost-effective solution.

Something tells me they won't be nearly as cost-effective for the consumers.

 

[digiex]

I have a nokia, I just buy a new cover, then it's good as new on the outside.

 

[cashews]

I'm glad Apple gadgets will be more durable and scratch resistant but I know my Nexus One is sad that Google didn't think of this first and before I bought it.

Come again?