Ngexesha lika-2015, uCorning wabhengeza ukuba iyaqala ukusebenza kuyilo olutsha, "iProhire Phire", into entsha edibanisa ubungqongqo beGorilla Glass ngamandla esafire. Namhlanje ibiyimini uCorning abone kufanelekile ukuba abonise imveliso yayo entsha, i IGorilla Glass SR +, izinto zayo zamva nje eziyilelwe kunye neemveliso ezinxitywayo. Ngokwenkampani, le nto inokutshintsha umhlaba wezinto ezinxitywayo njengoko sibazi, ukuqala ukukhuphisana nabathengisi bekristale yesafire evela kwiApple Watch. Siyazi ukuba iApple kunye neCorning kudala besebenzisana ngezandla.Ngaba le iya kuba yiglasi ezakuboniswa yiApple Watch kule veki izayo?
Le kristale intsha inika ukunganyangeki okufana nesafire, kodwa ngama-70 epesenti yokuchasana nefuthe. Njengokuba besesitshilo ngaphezulu kwesihlandlo esinye, le yingxaki yesafire, emelana nokukrwela kakuhle kodwa ngokufanayo akunakuthethwa ngempembelelo, edla ngokuzaphula ngokulula. UCorning, njengenkokeli kubunjineli obunje, wazise enye indlela yekristale yesafire yemveli. Kwiipesenti ezingama-70 zamandla aphezulu kunesafire, yongeza ama-25 epesenti esemgangathweni womfanekiso. Oku kunokuphucula izinto ezinjengebhetri kunye nokufundeka kwiindawo eziqaqambileyo okanye zangaphandle.
Siphinda ukuba uCorning ngumthengisi owaziwayo weApple, kwaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba ugqibe kwelokuba abhengeze le mveliso kuba iApple Watch 2 eyayiza kuboniswa kwiveki ezayo sele inayo, ke iyaphumelela kuphela kodwa sele ikhona kwezinye izixhobo. Iglasi ekubonakala ngathi i-Samsung yeGear Gear 3 ayinayo.