雙語新聞：空中自動翻轉(zhuǎn) “抗摔”iPhone或?qū)⒄Q生（圖）

雙語新聞：空中自動翻轉(zhuǎn) “抗摔”iPhone或?qū)⒄Q生（圖）

有多少的“手賤族”體會過手機不慎摔落的那種揪心感，又有多少果粉擔心，隨著iPhone屏幕越來越大，碎屏的代價也在不斷上升。這樣的擔心將不存在啦！近日，美國專利局披露了蘋果公司的一項新專利，這項技術(shù)能夠感應(yīng)裝置處于墜落狀態(tài)，在落地前自動翻轉(zhuǎn)，以確保屏幕不會直接撞擊地面。

We all know that panic-stricken moment. You drop your mobile and watch, aghast, as it plunges towards the floor, fearing it will land screen-side down – with shattering consequences.

手機或手表不小心從手中滑落、摔在地板上的時候，我們總會一邊擔心地目睹著這一瞬間一邊祈禱著千萬不要屏幕朝地。估計每個人都經(jīng)歷過這樣驚慌失措的一刻。

But now Apple plans to spare you that agony, with an invention that will stop your iPhone hitting the ground face-first.

不過現(xiàn)在蘋果公司的一項新技術(shù)能幫我們免除這樣的擔心。這項技術(shù)能使手機在掉落瞬間自動翻轉(zhuǎn)以防止屏幕著地。

The technology giant was granted a patent last week on an invention that can detect when a handset is falling – and flips it to ensure the screen doesn’t hit the ground. The idea could also work with iPads and other devices.

作為科技巨頭，蘋果公司的這項新專利在上周獲得通過。該項專利使得手機掉落時，系統(tǒng)通過自動識別和翻轉(zhuǎn)以避免手機屏幕著地。這項技術(shù)同樣能夠應(yīng)用在iPad及其他設(shè)備上。

Apple’s design features on-board sensors that measure the speed that the phone is falling and predict when it will land and which side of the device will hit the floor.

蘋果這項新專利的特點在于一系列的機載感應(yīng)器，這些感應(yīng)器能夠測量手機掉落的速度并預測手機何時落地及哪一面觸地。

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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.

如果感應(yīng)器判斷出易碎的裝置如屏幕或攝像頭觸地的話，手機內(nèi)的發(fā)動機器會立即被激活。從而使手機迅速調(diào)整中心、自動旋轉(zhuǎn)，以保證手機更堅固的一面觸地。

The effect is similar to how a falling cat always manages to land on its feet.

這和貓從高處落下時永遠都能四腳著地差不多。

And that’s not all. The patent even includes a system that would eject the headphone cord to avoid damage to the connector.

除此之外，該項專利還包括一個智能系統(tǒng)，能在手機掉落瞬間讓耳機線彈出以避免損壞手機的連接裝置。

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.

牛津大學科技企業(yè)課程的講授者維克托·塞德爾說：“這項專利包含了很多很成功的創(chuàng)新點，并以一種大家意想不到的方式整合了這些不同的想法，比如在智能手機里安裝回轉(zhuǎn)裝置。”

‘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.’

“不過這項技術(shù)如何應(yīng)用于越來越薄的智能手機中還是個挑戰(zhàn)。當然，除非蘋果公司制作出原型交到用戶笨拙的手中，否則沒有人能確定這項技術(shù)的優(yōu)缺點。”

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

業(yè)內(nèi)人士稱，這項技術(shù)有可能在三年之內(nèi)應(yīng)用于iPhone中。

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