Rhino Shield makes Corning's Gorilla Glass up to five times stronger

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1. February 14, 2013 5:36 PM
   

   Rippleman said:

   Instead of using kickstarter, why not take their product to Samsung, Apple, Nokia etc? I would rather license the tech for billions rather then hawk it at accessory stores for millions.

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2. February 14, 2013 6:55 PM
   

   Littleczr said:

   Why did they keep a layer over the phone on the tests? I am not convinced until test it in real life scenarios.

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3. February 14, 2013 7:16 PM
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   Burty117, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   Why did they keep a layer over the phone on the tests? I am not convinced until test it in real life scenarios.

   You really didn't read the article did you?

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4. February 14, 2013 7:18 PM
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   Littleczr said:

   Why did they keep a layer over the phone on the tests? I am not convinced until test it in real life scenarios.

   You really didn't read the article did you?

   Screen protector my mistake lol

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5. February 14, 2013 8:34 PM
   ikesmasher said:

   The confusion is understandable as gorilla glass is mentioned in the title, leading readers to have an initial belief that it is somehow integrated into gorilla glass...when in reality this would be compatible with most glass (although it may have different strengths depending)

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6. February 14, 2013 8:43 PM
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   Lurker101 said:

   Will this mean that iphones will soon be able to withstand forces stronger than a light fart without breaking?

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7. February 14, 2013 9:35 PM
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   m4a4 said:

   That's nice and all, but how does it handle a blow on the corner?

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8. February 14, 2013 10:20 PM
   

   TS-56336 said:

   The product might work great - time will tell - but the demonstration was a bit misleading (I'll assume it was unintentional).

   Gorilla Glass (or any glass for that matter) is much stronger on it's surface vs on it's edge. For example, during the 'drop' test, the phones were all dropped flat on their screens. Most screens are broken when the phone lands on it's bezel.

   Additionally, you can find plenty of YouTube torture videos that show Gorilla Glass sans and type of 'shield' that survive being beaten by a hammer perfectly fine.

   Additionally, with the ball bearing drop, I suspect that the survivability of the glass has more to do with the lamination provided by the rhino shield. I would hazard a guess that a thick piece of tape would provide very similar 'protection'.

   It's a well made video, but it is greatly lacking in any type of scientific merit. Rhino Shield may very well work great, but there needs to be a lot more data on comparison of no protection vs regular screen protector vs rhino shield. At least according to the demonstrations in the video, I'm not seeing anything that the rhino shield can do that a regular ol' screen protector can't do (for probably a lot cheaper).

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9. February 15, 2013 12:12 AM
   p51d007 said:

   That's nice and all, but how does it handle a blow on the corner?

   EXACTLY! A direct impact with Gorilla glass usually won't break it, but, as you've seen from numerous posts online, most of the damaged screens you see, the impact point is at the corner of the device. The other thing, 3 sheets of 20# paper may not seem thick, but, what kind of distortion is that going to cause the screen?

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10. February 15, 2013 2:25 AM
    

    Skidmarksdeluxe said:

    Nothing wrong with giving people peace of mind over their expensive investment and making a few bucks at the same time. That's capitalism folks.

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11. February 15, 2013 4:10 AM
    

    misor said:

    Why did they keep a layer over the phone on the tests? I am not convinced until test it in real life scenarios.

    let's call the mythbusters.

    so with the protective layer, the screen can withstand some force coming from a hammer.

    I wonder if the phone case actually absorbs the force of impact from the test.

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12. February 15, 2013 4:32 AM
    

    HaMsTeYr said:

    Why did they keep a layer over the phone on the tests? I am not convinced until test it in real life scenarios.

    Rhino Shield is a screen protector dude. Watch the videos, and it's really that much apparent.

    In fact one says Gorilla Glass 2 / Gorilla Glass 2 + Rhino Shield.

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13. February 16, 2013 9:58 PM
    

    Darth Shiv said:

    Sounds very interesting!

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14. February 17, 2013 12:15 AM
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    captaincranky, TechSpot Addict, said:

    I'm still holding onto a healthy dose of skepticism until the BS, hype, and cutesy-pie power naming escalates to, "Titanium T-Rex Tooth", before I even consider thinking about it being "unbreakable".....:p

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