Tech n' Cars: Jeff Bezos patents mini-airbags on the bottom of your phone! Blogger Widgets

August 13, 2011

Jeff Bezos patents mini-airbags on the bottom of your phone!

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon has just patented a "damage avoidance system" using mini-airbags on the bottom of the phone! Here's how it works:
airbag patent
When the phone's motion detectors detect that the phone has been dropped, it sends an emergency signal to a seperate protective sleeve, which in turn deploys several mini-airbags on the bottom of the phone, cushioning the phone's landing and therefore avoiding damage. Fancy, but exactly how much would that cost Jeff?