I drop my phone. I drop it a lot. It’s a banged up, beat up, “well loved” machine that only barely functions after about 6 months of normal use – “normal,” in my case, meaning constant typing, heavy data use (thanks, unlimited data) and repeated blows to the sides and back of the phone from dropping it, running into things, and the occasional turn as a door jam. When I had my old Kyocera 2119b, this didn’t matter – I could literally hurl that phone at a wall, pick it up, put the pieces back together, and make a phone call moments later. I had that phone for ten years; people would show off features on their latest and greatest phones, saying “oh look, it can do this, it can do that, it can do this” and so on, and I’d pick up my trust Kyocera, look them in the eye and say “Yeah? Can your phone do this?” And then hurl the damn thing full tilt into the nearest slab of concrete. Great fun.
If they could make this run Android I'd buy a lifetime supply.
But I digress. The point is, with newer phones, that’s simply not an option, and they need protection. That’s spawned an entire industry of phone cases and holders, designed to add a layer between your sensitive palm computer and the harsh world around us. But these cases quickly get scratched and beat up, making them ugly and uncomfortable. That’s why Nissan – yes, that Nissan – has unveiled a solution: self-healing phone cases.
Modeled on the car company’s self-healing car paint technology, the material is a gel-like substance which automatically morphs back into proper shape after suffering from basic scratch damage. The process can take up to a week for severe scratches but frequently “heals” in less than a day. This will keep your smart phone looking sharp and feeling fit in your hands for quite a bit longer than you’re used to – but you may still want to avoid any close encounters of the concrete wall kind.
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Tags: Accessories, Nissan, Phone Case, Protection
