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March 21, 2013 03:08 pm GMT

Apple Patents iPhone Drop Protection Mechanisms That Are Built Right Into The Device

Image (1) brokeniphoneyes.jpg for post 363749A new Apple patent filing describes a variety of methods to protect a dropped iPhone during a fall, lessening damage through a number of clever systems. The USPTO filing, spotted by AppleInsider, includes a rotational mechanism to change the orientation of a falling iPhone, for instance, as well as on-device thrusters, and a way to clamp down on inserted cables when a fall is detected.

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