The Joule stand was my favourite iPad stand until I saw Twelvesouth’s Compass. Now my heart is divided. I really like the angular design and its portability. But what I really like is its price: just $US40. More »
Someone did an application to detect metal using the Android G1. Is this because the G1 is more smartypanties than other smartphones? Is it magic perhaps? No, it’s a clever use of the built-in compass.
It’s not surprising that having a mobile operating system from the guys at Google means you’re going to get some pretty fancy implementations of Google Apps. One of the great features that the HTC Dream offers thanks to its Android OS is the compass mode when viewing Streetview in Google Maps. It uses a combination of the phone’s accelerometer and GPS to create a compass, that when combined with Streetview, will show the street in 360 degrees as you rotate your phone. More »
Man, I don’t even ski and I want this. The Timex Expedition WS4 features a altimeter, barometer, thermometer, chronograph, alarm and compass packed into a sweet-looking, rugged sport watch with a big display.
I have no idea what a Feng Shui compass is supposed to do (even after reading that explanation), but I do know that this is the world’s first electronic Feng Shui compass—and that’s automatically awesome. Did the crazy people who invented Feng Shui 4,000 years ago imagine that their imaginary system of furniture placement and directional sitting would be adopted into something so…electronic? Would they be ashamed? Proud? Am I going to get killed like Bruce Lee for making fun of Feng Shui? Watch the video to find out. [Fortune Compass]
