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Protecting Your Tablet From a Fall From Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the nobody-can-hear-your-ipad-fall dept.

First time accepted submitter xwwt writes "G-Form has a nice video of an iPad launched into the stratosphere via weather balloon and protected using its new protective gear 'Extreme Edge' to see how well the gear worked in the iPad free fall to Earth. The gear is being introduced at this year's CES where our own timothy will be attending and reviewing new products. The cool part of this whole video is really that the iPad survives the free fall from space, remaining fully functional."

2 of 130 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Rules? by rHBa · · Score: 5, Informative

    The only thing I'm legally allowed to drop from my paraglider is water, that's over inhabited or uninhabited space

  2. Re:Why so high? by FunkyELF · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was curved because of a wide angle lens.
    With that lens you can see a curved earth from sea level if the center is above the horizon.
    When the center is below the horizon you get a concave looking earth.
    Didn't you notice how the earth appeared concave up there too?