[opendtv] Re: Public M/H information
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:35:38 -0500
At 1:04 AM -0500 12/19/08, John Shutt wrote:
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John,
The iPhone (and iPod Touch) can be held vertically or horizontally,
and has a tilt sensor built in so it can detect which way it's being
held. It will then reorient the screen display accordingly.
See attached photo.
Thanks John!
;-)
It's more than a tilt sensor. It is an accelerometer that knows the
exact orientation of the phone in 3D space - this is similar to the
Wii Controller system.
I just got a great application called iHandy Carpenter. It turns the
phone into a carpenters assistant (see attached photo):
A plumb bob
A surface level
A Bubble level that can be used to measure the angle of an inclined surface
A Protractor
And a scale
A great example of the kind of applications that are being developed
for the iPhone. The accelerometer is also a major reason that the
iPhone and iPod Touch are becomming the hot new mobile game platform.
Regards
Craig
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