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Sony Develops Fluid-Filled Bags For Hard Disks

Posted by kdawson on from the putting-on-the-brakes dept.

MsManhattan writes "Sony has filed for a US patent on a liquid-filled airbag that cushions hard disks from heavy shocks in portable electronic devices. 'The liquid used could be water or silicon oil,' and 'the electronics would of course be in a liquid-tight case.' Sony expects to use the technology in mobile devices such as cameras, media players, smartphones, and laptops." The article mentions a clever approach Sony has come up with to handle shocks of varying intensity.

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  1. Liquid-filled airbag? by TeknoHog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that's logical!

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    1. Re:Liquid-filled airbag? by Dogtanian · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now that's logical! That's what I thought; but perhaps the air they use is going to be very, *very* cold.
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  2. OO? by youthoftoday · · Score: 4, Funny

    But will it hold linux?

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  3. Re:Solid state by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    P.S.... Not sure why this was posted under YRO...

    Because all the idiots are about to start complaining that this shouldn't be patentable because their fanfiction about robots with breast implants is prior art...

  4. My girlfriend's cell phone by incog8723 · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I throw her cell phone against the pavement, I expect it to break.

    Sigh.

    1. Re:My girlfriend's cell phone by andrewd18 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Breaking her phone is weak, not to mention lame.
      Woah, both weak AND lame! I bet he's just reeling from THAT verbal assault.
    2. Re:My girlfriend's cell phone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe you just throw like a girl.

  5. Kiff by prestonmichaelh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, I don't have bones. I am supported by a system of fluid-filled bladders...

  6. Because.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    it had that p-p-p-.. oh, I just can't SAY IT! .. that WORD in it. That starts with P and means Pure Evil.

    (at least, it 's a possible reason. I don't have any problem with patents, myself.)

    - A. C.

  7. Also An Anti-Piracy Measure by CheeseburgerBrown · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rumours are surfacing that Sony has also been employing similar fluid sacs to absorb the blow of piracy. These fluid sacs are called "people" and, by inserting them into a judicial system, they can be induced release quantities of money.

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  8. So? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who cares. Remember the Sony DRM? They are evil. Sony sucks and Nintendo is way better. I bet this fluid filled bag has DRM, too. I for one would prefer not to have Sony DRM on my computer, so I will not be purchasing this product. DRM. Hopefully Nintendo will come up with an even more innovative product soon, like using rubber to protect the hard drive.

  9. I was thinking... by Azuma+Hazuki · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since this is Sony, are they going to call these "Douche Bags?"

    Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all night.

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  10. Caramilk Secret by camperdave · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they got the liquid into the envelope the same way that they get the soft flowing caramel inside the chocolaty pockets of the Caramilk bar.

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  11. Panasonic's idea huh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What about rubber bushings, spring cages, or foam..... for hard drives! Who owns those ideas?