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12-05-2013, 03:00 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a></p><a href="/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/#continued"><img alt="Honda is working on a smartphone airbag case." data-credit="YouTube" data-mep="45522" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/10d35aab1e0199a3de8256a5b7b36629/Honda-Case-N-1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Smartphones are expensive yet delicate - a single impact on a hard surface can shatter their touchscreens, often damaging them beyond repair. Fitting a case offers only so much protection, but what about an airbag? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has explored the concept with the airbag-equipped Case N and even made a video about it. But alas, it isn't real.<br />
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For some reason, we really want it to be. Honda has a knack for surprising us with nearly unbelievable inventions designed to improve mankind's quality of life, contraptions like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/17/honda-walking-assist-device-testing-at-rehabilitation-institute/">Walking Assist Device</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/16/honda-uni-cub-personal-mobility-device/">UNI-CUB personal mobility devices</a>, so the Case N isn't as far-fetched an idea for the company as you might think.<br />
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Head <a href="/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/#continued">below</a> to watch the video, where you can see the Case N concept in action. You'll also see its generous proportions, which is one reason why it's just a case of Honda humor - not (yet) a market reality.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Honda working on airbags for smartphones?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/">Is Honda working on airbags for smartphones?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20781605/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Smartphones are expensive yet delicate - a single impact on a hard surface can shatter their touchscreens, often damaging them beyond repair. Fitting a case offers only so much protection, but what about an airbag? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has explored the concept with the airbag-equipped Case N and even made a video about it. But alas, it isn't real.<br />
<br />
For some reason, we really want it to be. Honda has a knack for surprising us with nearly unbelievable inventions designed to improve mankind's quality of life, contraptions like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/17/honda-walking-assist-device-testing-at-rehabilitation-institute/">Walking Assist Device</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/16/honda-uni-cub-personal-mobility-device/">UNI-CUB personal mobility devices</a>, so the Case N isn't as far-fetched an idea for the company as you might think.<br />
<br />
Head <a href="/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/#continued">below</a> to watch the video, where you can see the Case N concept in action. You'll also see its generous proportions, which is one reason why it's just a case of Honda humor - not (yet) a market reality.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Honda working on airbags for smartphones?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/">Is Honda working on airbags for smartphones?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20781605/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/04/honda-airbag-smartphones-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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