No matter what you think of Apple and their iDevices, they're always attempting to find new ways to improve them, and the company's latest patent application wants to keep its crack-prone glass blemish free. The big A's latest patent is called the "shock mounting cover glass in consumer electronic devices," and claims a tunable shock mount sandwiched between the phone's glass and other hardware. Also on the horizon is a sensor that can distinguish a "drop event" from normal phone movements and an actuator to prepare the shock mount for impact, but obviously, neither of these will be implemented anytime soon.
Source: Engadget
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