Episode 4: Torture testing the Samsung Galaxy S3
I think we're starting to get better at this torture-test thing, which is bad news for gadgets.
In preparing to test the Samsung Galaxy S3, I decided the oven we used for the iPad test didn't seem quite right. So I set about trying to devise a new heat contraption that would simulate the baking hot interior of a car parked in the sun, or the heat of the sun on a phone sitting out on the beach, or a similar real-life heat test.
Not actually extremely hot.
At first, I was on the hunt for some kind of a heat-proof box that I could surround with space heaters. I looked at deck boxes, fire safes, all kinds of things. My Amazon search history is seriously confused. I had it in my mind that what I really wanted was some kind of a glass box, so we could really get a look inside while the product was baking. Then it hit me! Terrarium! Sure enough, the suggested accessories included 150-watt ceramic heating bulbs with clip-on enclosures.
With minor modifications, now EXTREMELY hot.
I can tell you that the first glass box I ordered arrived... [Read more]
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