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Sloshing Cellphones Reveal Their Contents

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

holy_calamity writes "UK researchers have developed software that represents a handset's battery life by using a phone's speaker and vibrator to make a device feel and sound like it contains liquid. You give it a shake to find out how much is left. The same technique can be used to represent new messages by simulating balls rattling around inside a box. It runs on recent Nokias with accelerometers; video from the researchers explains it well." What a bizarrely fun idea.

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  1. Needs more cowbell... by Joce640k · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Needs more cowbell...!

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  2. Re:Stupid typist by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's also proof that Slashdot can drive one bats.

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  3. Re:Why the shaking? by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    People have been doing that for ages with babies, that's why.

  4. Re:Terror Alert! by CoolGopher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If I had mod points that wouldn't be "Funny", that'd be "Sad but True".
    Well, if I had modpoints and more flexibility in classification of comments.