accelerometers
Games
Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze
3:40AM Sean Fallon | Some old-fashioned games simply don’t need a 21st century makeover — like the wooden marble maze. Adding accelerometer control seems like a pointless endeavour. More »
Computers
Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates Affordable Windows Tablet
6:00AM Jack Loftus | The hacktastic Dell Mini 9 goes well with all sorts of aftermarket add-ons and OS’s, including this latest addition. Updated. More »
Software
Firefox 3.6 Will Speak Fluent Accelerometer
6:05AM John Herrman | MacBooks and Thinkpads already have all the hardware they need to know which way they’re tilting, but most software don’t bother to ask. Now, with the orientation-aware Firefox 3.6, your accelerometers might finally get some exercise. More »
Phones
SIMSense Motion Detecting SIM Card: Drunk Dial Even When You Pass Out
7:40AM Sean Fallon | Oberthur Technologies has come up with yet another interesting application of accelerometer technology. Their new SIMSense card is the first motion-sensing SIM card on the planet.
Gadgets
Accelerometer-Equipped Cock Ring Counts How Many Boinks It Takes To Reach Female Disappointmet (NSFW)
11:00AM John Mahoney | One? Two-hoo? Threeee? Three. Sigh. [Product Page via Shiny Shiny] More »
Software
iPhone’s Accelerometer Translates Virtual Pour Into Real-World Beer
1:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | The drinkin’ tinkerers over at Instructables created the Serv O’Beer to interpret a “pouring” motion with an iPhone into a real, albeit foamy, beer. What an age we live in! More »
Peripherals
Accelerometer Headphones Control Music Via Headbanging
7:40AM John Mahoney | One of the projects that caught our eye at NYU’s ITP winter show last night (the program that brought you Big Screens) were the Head(banger)phones, accelerometer-equipped to change the music as you bob your head. More »
Software
Night Camera iPhone App Picks the Decisive Moment via Accelerometer, Eliminates Shaky Hands
2:15AM John Mahoney | Even if you have the still hands of Solid Snake on Diazepam, night shots with a mobile phone camera will often turn out a blur. Night Camera detects motion and pulls the trigger when your shakies are at their steadiest. More »
Peripherals
Gyration MotionSense Air Mouse Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Mousemat
10:00PM Kit Eaton | Movea’s Gyration Motionsense Air Mouse adds to the ranks of new mice with gyros and accelerometers inside so you can control your computer just by waving them mid-air. It’s an ambidextrous mouse using 2.4GHz wireless tech with 100-foot range and it’s got both customizable buttons and gesture recognition. Inside there are two rotational gyro axes and three linear accelerometer axes to detect your movements with greater precision, and it’s got a mere 20ms start-up time. As if that’s not enough, it’s also got a standard laser mouse option in case your arm gets tired. Available early October for $US100. Press release below. galleryPost('gyrationairmouse', 3, ''); More »
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