The Apple iPhone 'that won't smash'

             The phone is falling and predict when it will land and which side of the device will hit the floor.

              If sensors calculate a delicate component, such as the screen or camera, will hit the ground, a motor is instantly activated within the phone. This moves an internal weight fast enough to affect the ‘rotational velocity’ of the device and spin it around as it falls, so that it lands on a reinforced area.

               The effect is similar to how a falling cat always manages to land on its feet.And that’s not all. The patent even includes a system that would eject the headphone cord to avoid damage to the connector.

                Victor Seidel, a lecturer in science entrepreneurship at Oxford University, said: ‘This does what a lot of successful innovations do: combines ideas in a way others had not considered, such as adding gyroscopic action within a smartphone.

                 ‘But integrating this idea into current slimline designs may be a challenge. Of course, no one will really know the possible benefits and limitations until Apple gets prototypes into the hands of users – hands that are indeed sometimes clumsy.’

                  Industry insiders say an iPhone featuring the new technology may appear within three years.