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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."

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  1. and the camera they took it with? by BabaChazz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Appeared on Fark a couple days ago, with the comment that the (unprotected) camera they used to document the flight and fall also survived. So...

  2. Why so high? by rHBa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wouldn't it reach terminal velocity from a few hundred meters?

    1. Re:Why so high? by MetalliQaZ · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Publicity.

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  3. Re:Irrelevant stunt by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The remains of the balloon are enough of a parachute, and the placement of the camera and mount can help it fall level as well.

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