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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. Could've been awesome. by nman64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the iPad survives the free fall from space...

    Aw, shucks! I would've preferred video of a different outcome.

    Also, we've had better slashvertisements.

  2. 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...

    1. Re:and the camera they took it with? by countertrolling · · Score: 5, Funny

      So did the unprotected metal rod.

      Did it win an 'Employee of the Month' award and get a parade?

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      For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
  3. Misleading title by Hentes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Contrary to popular belief, balloons still can't fly in space.

  4. 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 jd · · Score: 5, Funny

      If it was running telnet, then all velocities would be terminal.

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      It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
    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?

  5. Re:No reentry by jd · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it's designed to make sure an exec dropping an iPad out the window of a Virgin Galactic can retrieve it later, there's no point in reaching orbit.

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  6. 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

  7. Can't read the article on an ipad. :( by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ironically, TFA wont load properly on an ipad.