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Samsung Launches 3D Movement Recognition Phone

Posted by samzenpus on from the shake-that-phone dept.

Shuttertalk reports that Samsung have launched the world's first phone equipped with a continuous 3D movement sensor. Movement sensors in mobile phones to date have been limited to slope calculations and applied to some games and bio-related features. The potential is there to do away with the need for complex keypads on mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and other handheld products. Many functions will be controlled by movement instead of buttons.

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  1. I can see that already by evilmeow · · Score: 5, Funny

    *ring ring* Hello! Chen calling. I speak James please! No James here man... Oh! Is this left left right down left right up? What the...

    1. Re:I can see that already by cerberusss · · Score: 3, Funny

      *up*
      *down*
      *up*
      *down*
      *up*
      *down*
      (Calling my girlfriend)
      *up*
      *down*
      *up*
      *down*

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  2. Tech Support Calls? by Aurix · · Score: 3, Funny

    But what happens when you're in the middle of a tech support call and you slap your hand on your head....? Does the phone know to hang up at this point?

  3. Use-case scenarios! by Dougie+Cool · · Score: 3, Funny

    1.
    User: Hey, look at this!
    * User turns around to show friend
    User: Bugger. Just a sec.

    2.
    Executive 1: What if the user is trying to walk and use the phone at the same time? It is, after all, a mobile phone.
    Executive 2: Oh yeah, you're right, it's a load of crap isn't it?

    Of course, you can't expect the executives to think of problems with their ideas, because that would imply that they were fallible.

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  4. See the big picture by DingerX · · Score: 3, Funny

    You have a celphone with a Digital Camera, GPS, a 3D motion sensor, Bluetooth, a two-way radio, and a processor to handle all this plus some dumb games. That's just some shielding and fancy coding away from a guidance system, with optical target recognition, GPS, a backup Inertial Navigation System for areas where GPS is not available, celestial navigation system (just roll the camera over), and short- and medium- range radios. Put two on a drone and you'll get basic flight instruments as well. Now UAVs, Cruise Missiles, and Drug-smuggling drones are in the hands of anyone with a Verizon subscription!