Corning wants to dominate, in addition to the Smartphonemarket, the wearables. If in the first the last innovation is toughened glass Gorilla Glass 5, the firm gets squarely in the smartwatches and smartbands with the presentation of Gorilla Glass SR +. As the company explained, this new glass has the characteristics of resistance crystals Gorilla Glass coupled with the ability to withstand scratches from Sapphire.
At the beginning of last year, Corning revealed part of the project where he was working. Project Phire, as it called, is was of a new glass treated to reconcile the resistance to them hits of the range Gorilla Glass with the resistance to them scratches of the Sapphire. However, it has not been until now when the company makes official the new material ready to protect all kinds of wearables.
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Gorilla Glass SR +, the glass designed for wearables
The truth is that it is not a surprise since we already had knowledge of the project. Perhaps the most interesting factor of this announcement is the moment in which it is performed. With regard to the product in itself, Gorilla Glass SR + will be the glass hardened with which the manufacturers of wearables may provide greater resistance to their devices wearable. And is that as confirmed by the own Corning, Crystal Gorilla Glass SR + combines the greater capacity to withstand hits (70% more than other previous materials) and a bending higher than that level. Also added scratch resistance, a quality with similar results to the Sapphire.
If outside little, the company indicates that you glass used improves a 25% it reflection of the light, impacting directly in the best visibility of the screen, even in environments very bright. This detail would encourage increased autonomy of the wearables.
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The availability of the glass hardened for wearables, Gorilla Glass SR +, will be available during the last part of the year. Therefore, the event of Apple well could be used by Corning to give is to know since in the event of the signature of Cupertino, besides them iPhones 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, is expected that them American present the second generation of Apple Watch, that well could include as scoop the glass Corning Gorilla Glass SR +.
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