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Short Text Messages In Mid-Air

Posted by timothy on from the clever-finns dept.

bahree writes "The BBC is running an interesting story on how Nokia is making a mobile that lets you write short text messages in mid-air. The messages are written using a row of LEDs fitted on the rear cover of Nokia's forthcoming 3220 phone. A motion sensor in the phone makes the lights blink in a sequence that spells out letters when the handset is waved in the air."

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  1. Holey Spokes by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Kind of like Hokey Spokes but not as big or cool really. But it will sell with the junior high crowd I predict.

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  2. more on that from The Reg by jdesbonnet · · Score: 3, Informative


    http://www.theregister.com/2004/06/02/nokia_shel ls _waving/

  3. Re:This would be great for... by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 3, Informative
    You obviously have never been to a real club then.

    REAL club DJs are very busy making cool creative mixes. They have their sets planned out already. And they DO respond to the crowd, however they don't do it through direct input like waving this kind of crap in their faces. They read peoples reactions to what they are playing and decide what to spin next and how to mix it.

    Any pro DJ in a club would be super pissed at you for waving this shit in their face.

    Maybe you should go to an actual club and figure out what club DJs actually do before you post ignorant comments like that.

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