# Car Crash-Inspired Cases The Otterbox Reflex Series Takes Design Cues from the Auto Industry By Michael Hines | Published 2011-01-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otterbox-reflex-series References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/otterbox-reflex-series-case-iphone4-blackberry-curve/17500/) & [otterbox](http://www.otterbox.com/) Protect your [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casetify-bounce-case) from yourself with the new [Otterbox](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-case-series) Reflex Series. The Reflex Series is designed to protect your iPhone from drops with a specially designed "crumplezone." The "crumplezone" design is taken from automobiles that have a special pocket of air designed to absorb impacts and reshape back to their original form. The Otterbox Reflex Series are also designed to be user-friendly and come in two [slim and sleek pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otterbox1) that snap off for easy docking. Looks like drunk dropping is no longer an automatic death sentence for phones. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Automotive Design-inspired Phone Cases:** There is an opportunity for phone case manufacturers to create products that take design cues from the automotive industry to create better protection against drops and impacts. - **User-friendly Phone Cases:** There is an opportunity for phone case manufacturers to create products that are user-friendly and easy to snap off for easy docking. - **Impact-resistant Phone Cases:** There is an opportunity for phone case manufacturers to create products that protect phones from impacts and drops using innovative designs. ### Where This Applies - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics industry could benefit from creating more innovative and specialized phone cases. - **Automotive Industry:** The automotive industry could benefit from collaborating with phone case manufacturers to create specialized phone cases that take design cues from car safety features. - **Industrial Design:** The industrial design industry could benefit from innovating the design of phone cases to make them more user-friendly and impact-resistant. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Impact Protection Smartphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casetify-bounce-case.md) - [All-Angle Protection Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rhinoshield-airx.md) - [Camera-Compatible Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-case-series.md) - [Protective Spring-Ready Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otterbox.md) - [Super Protective Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bounce-case.md) - [Functional Protective Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-17-cases.md) - [Confetti-Inspired Phone Case Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/confettiinspired-phone-case.md) - [Gorpcore-Inspired Smartphone Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-bounce-case.md) - [Western-Inspired Tech Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/western-noir.md)