Tech21 is a manufacturer of mobile accessories specialising in ruggedised, shock-absorbent cases. In the following video, a Tech21 rep gives a demonstration of D30 which is used by military for impact protection on the battlefield — by laying into his own finger with a hammer.
D30 is an impact protection material made from dilatant non-Newtonian fluid. Its molecules lock together to absorb shock and disperse energy which translates to less damage to whatever/whoever is wearing it. Traditionally used in the military and extreme sports, the material has now made its way to phone cases courtesy of Tech21.
Earlier today, we were given a demo of D30 in its malleable, unfinished state. The plucky demonstrator put his own finger on the line to prove how shock absorptive is is. Check out the video below:
The Tech21 ‘Impactology’ range is currently available for a range of flagship handsets from Apple and Samsung, including the iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, iPad and Note II. You can find out more about the products at the Tech21 website. Select cases are currently available at Vodafone, Harvey Norman and Australian Apple Stores.
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5 responses to “Tech21’s Shock-Resistant D30 Can Save Your Phone… Or Your Finger [Video]”
Tech21 website link busted.
Should be working now
Who put that awful music throughout the whole video ?
It’s a copyright free track. If you’d like to produce some free music of your own we’ll be happy to swap it over. 😛
What i was getting at was If the music wasn’t there i could have made out what was being said, maybe nothing interesting was said, but if that was the case perhaps removing the audio track would have been better. In 90% of youtube videos that only have a music track (besides music videos of course) the music just gets in the way.