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Motion-sensitive Handhelds?

Posted by michael on from the shaken-not-stirred dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fancy controlling your mobile phone just by moving it? This article on ZDNet describes a new smartphone that is motion sensitive, so users can zoom into a Web page, scroll round a document or switch from portrait view to landscape simply by tilting the handset." The company website has a little more information.

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  1. Sure, but... by haystor · · Score: 5, Funny

    The major problem is having to drop it every time you want to click on something.

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  2. great by Boromir+son+of+Faram · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just when I get used to people walking down the street apparently talking to themselves. Now I'm going to be dodging fists when they dial.

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  3. NOOOoooo Daddy... by PSaltyDS · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wasn't hitting my sister in the head... I was trying to call mommy!

    Works as a shutter release for the phone-cam too, but you always seem to get blurry pictures... hmmm...

    I may not be funny, but at least I'm... well, not not funny...

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  4. I'll pass by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Combine tilting web navigation, with smart phones that know your buying habits (and credit card info).

    Drop it on the carpet. Pick it up and find out that you just ordered and paid for, a battleship anchor, express delivery to your house.

  5. Heck, with my reception by boskone · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Fancy controlling your mobile phone just by moving it?"

    I have this feature now, it's called "poor coverage" and the way I hold the phone affects whether I can make calls or not.

  6. You should have linked by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Informative

    To the original project. I have some samples of the latest model 2G and 10G accelerators from Analog Devices, the ADXL202JE and ADXL210JE respectively. They are in a smaller package now, which means they should fit in there even better, but I haven't yet got the surface mount caps that I need to implement the hack inside my Palm Pro with 2MB upgrade. Still, it's on my list.

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  7. Re:Tilt sensitive Mobile Phones? by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Informative

    someone beat you to it years ago..

    here

    and here's the game ...

    Done this with my Palm pilot for over 5 years now... Sheesh, nice to see companies inventing things that students did back in the 90's...

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  8. Simulate Bigger Screen by Mignon · · Score: 4, Funny
    I have an idea for using one of these phones to simulate a much bigger screen. Use this virtual deskspace to create a grid of, say 640x480 cells, with the initial cell at the top left.

    Then, holding your phone at arms length, wave your arm from left to right. When you hit the 640th virtual cell, quickly move the phone back to the left and down one cell. Repeat until you get to the end of the bottom row, when you return to the top row. Oh, and do all that in about 1/60 second for a flicker-free experience.

    I won't even patent this, so it's in the public domain.