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Having Fun With PowerBook Motion Sensors

Posted by Zonk on from the twist-and-shout dept.

mjk325 writes "Amit Singh has published a discussion on the 'Sudden Motion Sensor' feature in the latest revision PowerBooks. One utility he has released displays a 3-D view of the PowerBook that follows the actual movement of the physical machine. Another utility creates windows that rotate in opposite directions to the physical machine to appear always straight. My brand new PB has the motion sensor, but apparently the utilities work on any system using software faking."

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  1. Re:Physical Tilt Games... by Steve+Cowan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If I was physically tilting and jostling my PowerBook to play a silly little game I would probably want to park the hard drive anyway, and keep it parked until the game ends.

    Pinball, anyone?

  2. Re:Radius -- maybe my Pivot will work on my Pbook by mmkkbb · · Score: 2, Insightful

    it only works on macs with a motion sensor, which is only the new powerbook upgrades.

    you may have an option

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  3. Re:semi-obligatory Simpsons quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Slow down there, cowboy. If this were to imitate the Dilbert strip, then shaking it upside down would reboot. Not clear the screen.

  4. Re:imac 2 by Have+Blue · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ATI's cards have been able to do this for a while- there's an option in the driver control panel to make the image (and corresponding resolutions) sideways or upside-down. Mounting the monitor so that it can be used in that mode remains an exercise for the reader.

  5. Re:Radius -- maybe my Pivot will work on my Pbook by John+Harrison · · Score: 2, Insightful

    did you read the article? He has it working on a Mac without a motion sensor, he uses the mouse to give input to the routine. It would be simple to have a button to click to rotate 90 degrees.

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