Daniel Hruska Igama elithi Corning lingase lingajwayelekile kuwo wonke umuntu. Nokho, sithinta umkhiqizo wayo we-Gorilla Glass, esetshenziselwa ukuvikela izibonisi ze-iPhone, ngeminwe yethu nsuku zonke. Ngokusho kwesikhulu saseCorning uJames Clappin, inkampani ihlela ukwethula ingilazi entsha ekwazi ukumelana neGorilla Glass 4 yamanje futhi enobulukhuni obuseduze nesafire.
Konke kumenyezelwe emhlanganweni wabatshalizimali ekuqaleni kwalo Febhuwari futhi ubizwa ngeProject Phire. Ngokusho kukaClappin, izinto ezintsha kufanele zifinyelele emakethe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka: “Besivele sishilo ngonyaka odlule ukuthi isafire inhle kakhulu ngokumelana nokuklwebheka, kodwa ayenzi kahle kakhulu ngamaconsi. Ngakho-ke sidale umkhiqizo omusha onezakhiwo ezingcono kune-Gorilla Glass 4, zonke ezinokumelana nokuklwebheka okucishe kufane nesafire.”
I-Corning, ne-Gorilla Glass yayo, yayingaphansi kwengcindezi ethile ngonyaka odlule. Amahemuhemu mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwezingilazi zesafire zokwenziwa kuma-iPhone, okusolwa ukuthi anikezwe i-Apple yi-GT Advanced, angaba necala kulokhu. Kodwa ngonyaka odlule lifakwe ngokungalindelekile lokuqothuka, ngakho-ke kwakusobala ukuthi ama-iPhones amasha ngeke athole isafire.
Isimo sikaCorning emakethe asikashintshi, kodwa i-Gorilla Glass ibilokhu ibhekisiswa kakhulu kunangaphambili. Kube namavidiyo wokuqhathanisa lapho isafire engatholanga nokuklwebheka okukodwa, kuyilapho umkhiqizo we-Corning ubusiswe ngawo. Akunandaba nakancane ukuthi i-Gorilla Glass yenze kangcono ekulingiseni okwehlayo, lonke idumela lenkampani lalisengozini. Ngakho-ke akukho lutho olungcono kunokuthatha i-Gorilla Glass futhi wengeze izakhiwo zesafire kuyo.
Ingilazi enjalo izolingana kahle nama-smartphones kanye namathebulethi, kodwa futhi nemakethe yewashi ehlakaniphile ekhulayo. Kakade namuhla, i-Corning inikeza izibuko zayo ewashini le-Motorola 360 Ngokuqondene ne-Apple Watch ezayo, i-Watch and Watch Edition izothola isafire, kuyilapho i-Watch Sport izothola i-Ion-X Glass eqiniswe nge-ion. I-Project Phire ingaletha impendulo kulokho ingilazi enokumelana okukhulu nobulukhuni bezinhlobonhlobo zamadivayisi okufanele ibukeke esikhathini esizayo.
