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Gyroscope Gives CellPhones 'Tilt Control'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the innovation-in-user-interface dept.

Paul Stamatiou writes "You can now control cellphone activities by simply tilting it. "If you have a game involving keeping a car on the road, you do that by tilting," says company spokesman Jan Ahrenbring. The tilting technique can also be used to sweep large virtual pages across the phone's screen, which acts as window on the information."

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  1. Driving on Cell Phones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If you have a game involving keeping a car on the road, you do that by tilting,"

    How about you try keeping your car on the road by NOT talking while driving?

  2. To turn it off... by PiscoX · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... just tilt it vigorously against a wall.