Liquidmetal
is a new alloy, also known as metallic glass, which Apple Licensed in 2010. Rumours last month
suggested that the next iPhone, expected later this year, would have a
Liquidmetal case.Atakan Peker, one of the inventors of the technology, told
Business Insider: "I expect Apple to use this technology in a breakthrough
product. Such product will likely bring an innovative user interface and
industrial design together, and will also be very difficult to copy or
duplicate with other material technologies.Liquidmetal has been used by other
manufacturers, including Samsung and Nokia, in the past but only for smaller
components. Since 2010, Apple has used it only for the iPhone SIM card ejector
pin.Mr Peker said: "Liquidmetal is super strong, scratch and corrosion
resistant, resilient and can be precision cast into complex shapes.Mr Peker
said Liquidmetal was not yet perfected and Apple would need to spend $300 million to $500 million and three to
five years to mature the technology
before it can be used in large scale.He suggest that Apple might not be ready
to make an iPhone case out of Liquidmetal.I agree with the writer that Apple
need to spend some money and time to research on the Liquidmetal as every Apple
product seems to have a glitch.
By:Ryna(23)
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