Robotics Company Sets Pre-Order Date for Unlocked Phone With Advanced Privacy Protection

Turing Robotic Industries will begin taking pre-orders July 31 for a smartphone encased in liquid metal-frame construction. Turing’s end-to-end authentication system creates a “protected communications network that is entirely insulated from cyber threats and privacy intrusions,” said the company. Users can exchange sensitive data such as Social Security numbers or bank wiring instructions “and know that the information will reach only the device intended,” it said. The phone is molded from a single unit of Liquidmorphium, said to provide extra shock absorption and to prevent screen breakage. Turing’s nanocoating gives the Turing Phone an IPx8 waterproof rating down to 30 feet of water, it said. The company plans to release its Turing Library software development kit next month and will open its first U.S. retail store by Q1 2016, it said. Prices for the unlocked smartphone are 16 GB ($610), 64 GB ($740) and 128 GB ($870).