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I doubt anybody wants a bendy battery in their phone anytime soon, given heightening consumer awareness of how dangerous high energy Lithium Ion can be, and how

• Declanomous 10y ago
  That sounds like a marketing opportunity to me. "Normal lithium ion batteries are rigid, making them susceptible to damage. When bent, they catch fire." (Graphic of phone catching on fire) "The new bendy battery bends, rather than breaks. This keeps you and your loved ones safe!"
  • wolfgke 10y ago
    > "Normal lithium ion batteries are rigid, making them susceptible to damage. When bent, they catch fire." This together with a bendable iPhone is marketing the iPhone to people that the TSA rather does not want to let into planes. :-)
• Splines 10y ago
  > given heightening consumer awareness of how dangerous high energy Lithium Ion can be, and how sensitive they are to damage. I assume you're talking about the Note 7? To be honest, I think the details about the why and how of the Note 7 fires are lost on the general populace. Most people don't particularly care why (and they shouldn't need to), they just care that it happens.
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