Could the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Really Be One in the Same?
Obviously the above video is just a farce and we're having some weekend fun here on HotHardware, but guess what? Rubber-band electronics is a real technology, just not to the extent shown in the video above.
"Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering, working with a team of scientists from the United States and abroad, have recently developed a design that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200 percent their original size, four times greater than is possible with today’s technology. The key is a combination of a porous polymer and liquid metal," McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, states in a blog post.
Image Source: Northwestern University
The fundamental problem with stretchable electronics is that electrical conductivity disappears rather quickly, even with a small amount of stretch. So no, the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini aren't the same device, but don't rule out the possibility that future versions could be.
"By combining a liquid metal in a porous polymer, we achieved 200 percent stretchability in a material that does not suffer from stretch," said Yonggang Huang, Joseph Cummings Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. "Once you achieve that technology, any electronic can behave like a rubber band."
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Lol this story didn't go where I thought it was going. Was expecting you to report that they were the same device, as in a phablet like the Galaxy Note :-) |
I was thinking the same thing LOL. A little lighthearted WTF post was good for the soul this morning :) ... And the troll being trolled was even more epic HAHA! Sometimes reading comments are more fun than reading the article :P |
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Perhaps not stretchable yet, but it's nearing time for "dumb display" and modular designs to unveil themselves. Both Microsoft and Apple have their own respective patents for this type of technology where you have ONE smart device (with or without screen) that CAN share its processor(s) in a client/server type fashion with several satellite devices wirelessly. Included among the "dumb" satellite devices are SUPER-thin touch display panels of various form-factors--finger ring phone, micro and mini phone all the way up to 10" and 13" tablets, watches with small displays, virtual-reality glasses, small and convenient pendant (Star Trek-like) no-display communicators, sharable pico-projectors, game controllers, house control modules, on and on and on. The more powerful the processor(s) in the central smart device, the more in number and more smoothly the operation of satellite devices. On the go, you can just keep the smart device in your purse or pocket and use lighter and more convenient input and display satellite devices. In the office and home, desk phones and dedicated control modules come to life, all sharing data and processing on the linked smart device. It's not unthinkable that Apple would introduce this type of product now. Actually, knowing that Microsoft has been working and somewhat promoting this type of paradigm for some time now, I'm really surprise that they didn't launch Windows 8/RT devices with this capability along with several cool satellite devices to differentiate themselves from the iPhone and Android pack as bringing something new, convenient and exciting to the table. Yet again, though, I imagine that Apple will take the lead on this (though not necessarily now with the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini) and Microsoft will be left playing catch-up again. I wouldn't imagine that Google isn't also preparing Android for the coming shared-processing paradigm among personal communications items. I know that there are new wireless chips from Broadcom and others that will implement new wireless standards for mobile devices. Perhaps that is one reason that this paradigm will not appear until next year. |
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Oops! ...MAY not appear until next year. |
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No, they can't be "one in the same." The phrase should be "one and the same." This is how illiterate bloggers are found out; your spell-checker won't notice that you haven't ever read anything that wasn't required to get through Elementary School. |
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Wow, RTietjens! This is so critically important. So much so that I took a tiny bit of time to research the issue. Firstly, the origin is unclear though it seems that most sites are insisting on that "one and the same" was the original phrase. Secondly, the meaning of each phrase is indicating the thinker's perspective: "one and the same" = Distinctly two things, yet so close to being the same that you can consider them identical. "one in the same" = Two things are so very similar that you can imagine either of them fitting inside of the other perfectly. Thirdly, you can do Google quoted searches (include the quote marks) to determine the usage count across web pages to determine which is more widely used and considered correct in today's world: "one and the same" about 89,000,000 - yes, that's MILLION. "one in the same" about 1,040,000,000 - yes, that's BILLION. Looks like most of the English-speaking world has been taught and uses "one IN the same". Fourthly, and finally, which would you be more inclined to say: - I'm feeling quite GAY today? - I'm feeling quite HAPPY today? Both phrases USED TO BE one IN the same, but as everyone knows, languages evolve. Even if "one and the same" was the original phrase, I guess... too bad... this phrase has now evolved. You do allow for evolution, yes? |
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iphone 5 is really awesome cellphone and it has lots of features. iphone is better than iPad. |
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