December 24, 2009
Self-Healing Phones Are Forever
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 It’s hard to say what DoCoMo’s move to put scratchproof paint on all its new phones will do to the huge aftermarket protective-cover industry here, but we bet it won’t be pretty. Scratch Shield clear paint, developed by automaker Nissan, is a self-healing resin that essentially “rebounds” after […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009
It’s hard to say what DoCoMo’s move to put scratchproof paint on all its new phones will do to the huge aftermarket protective-cover industry here, but we bet it won’t be pretty.
Scratch Shield clear paint, developed by automaker Nissan, is a self-healing resin that essentially “rebounds” after a ding to push out offending marks. Applied to phone cases and screens, it should make other protectors redundant PDQ.
Unless, of course, we’re talking about Japan, in which case makers of screen covers and the like will probably just up the bling and add more Kitty holograms and Pokemon emblems to keep sales healthy.
