Vissumo Shows Off Touch Screen that Takes Gunfire; Still Works

Thanks to Vissumo, you may have one less thing to worry about the next time you find yourself surrounded by gunfire. The company has cooked up a touch screen technology it says can withstand a "high impact event," such as being repeatedly shot by 9mm rounds. In Vissumo's humorous Test Video #99 , an employee wields a Ruger 9mm pistol, shooting the touch screen three times (well, two and a half - the third shot grazes the lower edge). Afterwords, he walks up the the touch screen to demonstrate that it still works, something we're fairly certain wouldn't be possible with Apple's iPhone or any other consumer touch screen gadgets. No word on what Vissumo plans to do with the technology or when it might show up in shipping devices, but it's probably safe to assume your next mobile phone won't withstand gunfire. You're far more likely to find this and similar technologies being used in military applications long before they show up on consumer devices. read more (link)