Monday, 23 September 2013

No more fear: This smartphone screen can survive being hit with a HAMMER

The Rhino Shield screen protector, pictured on the iPhone 5, costs £17.99 and can absorb up to five times the force of Gorilla Glass, currently used on iPhones and other phones. 
Anyone who has shelled out for an expensive phone lives in fear of dropping it.

Now the world’s ‘most resilient screen protector’ has gone on sale, capable of surviving being hit by a hammer.

During tests, the transparent screen, which is the same thickness as three pieces of paper, also remained undamaged when dropped while walking on tarmac, bricks and concrete, its manufacturer claims.

Called Rhino Shield, the protector is made from a custom-formulated polymer and can absorb five times the impact energy of Gorilla Glass – the glass currently used on iPhone and Samsung screens, for example

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