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MacSaber Turns Your Macbook into a Lightsaber

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the macs-and-other-jedi-mind-tricks dept.

Petey_Alchemist writes "SomethingAwful.com forum goon isnoop has developed a useless but fun app that takes advantage of the new sudden motion sensor available in Macbooks. The MacSaber 1.0 causes your Macbook or Macbook Pro to whoosh and crash like a lightsaber depending on how you swing it around. The reviews from those who have installed it say it is quite fun--although there is some concern about whether or not 'lightsaber battles' fall under warranty."

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  1. Other apps/games make use of the Sudden Motion Sen by green+pizza · · Score: 5, Informative

    The most famous app to use this feature is probably iAlertU, which has a demo on YouTube.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkAtRfA1UXc
    http://www.slappingturtle.com/home/

    Bubblegym was one of the first games to make use of thos:
    http://www.balooba.se/baloobasoftware/texts/bubble gym.htm