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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. Extra Feature by sconeu · · Score: 1, Redundant

    As an added bonus, the disks come with the rootkit pre-installed!

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    General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
  2. LIQUID-filled AIRbag? by MBoffin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does anyone else see something wrong with calling it a liquid-filled airbag?