Video Shows iPad Dropped From Space

(EndPlay Staff Reports) - Next time you take your Apple iPad to outer space, G-Form has just the case for it.

The case-maker proved the toughness of its iPad case by dropping it from 100,000 feet. G-Form attached the case to a weather balloon along with locator devices and cameras. In a video of the drop the iPad begins its descent to Earth after the balloon bursts due to altitude pressure.

The video shows the G-Form case and iPad landing on a rocky hillside in rural Nevada. A team using a tracking device then arrives to check out the condition of both. They find the iPad undamaged and fully functioning.

"As far as we know, this is the first iPad ever in space," said Thom Cafaro , G-Form's VP of innovations. "And definitely it's the first iPad that's ever free-fallen from space and survived to play more movies. We are usually known for making the most protective gear on the planet, so we decided why not raise the bar to off the planet, too."

The G-Form's Extreme Edge case for iPad sells for $44.95. The case weighs less than 6 ounces, is water-resistant and is finished with a military-grade ballistic fabric, according to the company.

However, questions have been raised about the validity of the video.

MSNBC noted that the tracking device adds weight to the iPad to ensure it landed cushion-side down.

"Luckily for G-Form, the iPad did not land screen down – if it had, we highly doubt this video would have been released to the public, since iPads have been known to crack from far lower heights when the screen hits first," wrote Andrew Couts digitaltrends.com .

Dvice noted that the GoPro camera used to film the stunt also survived the fall.

G-Form previously dropped an iPad from 1,300 feet to prove the effectiveness of its Extreme Edge case.

Watch the G-Form iPad video.