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No. No midlets of any kind.
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Is the accelerometer official? It isn't mentioned in Nokia's N900 technical specifications. So, I'm wondering...
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by vinc17
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/00...ks_awesome.htm
Is the accelerometer official? It isn't mentioned in Nokia's N900 technical specifications. So, I'm wondering...
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat
This page does not mention an accelerometer, and I can't watch the video on either my laptop or on my N810.
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/00...ks_awesome.htm
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by vinc17
Ah, well...my intention was to show you the demonstration of the bounce game..which dramatically shows off the accelerometer in action. There are other videos that show the switch from portrait to landscape as you change the orientation of the handset...but they aren't as cool
This page does not mention an accelerometer, and I can't watch the video on either my laptop or on my N810.
Short version: yes there is an accelerometer.
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Originally Posted by vinc17
what do you think
Is the accelerometer official? It isn't mentioned in Nokia's N900 technical specifications. So, I'm wondering...
? look at all the videos
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat
OK, I suppose that the GPS isn't accurate enough and that the cameras aren't used, so that this means that there is an accelerometer.
Ah, well...my intention was to show you the demonstration of the bounce game..which dramatically shows off the accelerometer in action.
I'm still wondering why Nokia doesn't say a word about it in their spec.
Originally Posted by texaslabrat
I've seen such a video, but isn't it something that could also be done with a gyroscope?
There are other videos that show the switch from portrait to landscape as you change the orientation of the handset...but they aren't as cool
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2009-09-13
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Originally Posted by vinc17
gyroscope? um, yeah..in theory I suppose if you want to waste money. A solid state gyroscope would be at least as much as the n900 by itself...assuming you could find one small enough. And the gyroscope definitely wouldn't help out in the bounce game with the linear movements that move the ball into the air.
OK, I suppose that the GPS isn't accurate enough and that the cameras aren't used, so that this means that there is an accelerometer.
I've seen such a video, but isn't it something that could also be done with a gyroscope?
edit: mems single-axis gyroscopes have come down signficantly in price since i last looked....they are now $50-ish. Still doesn't help with linear motion though and they would need to be calibrated occasionally unlike an accelerometer which does not.
Last edited by texaslabrat; 2009-09-13 at 22:47.
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat
I heard some people on a tech podcast refer to the iPhone's accelerometer as a gyroscope. Plenty other phones have these too, so.......
gyroscope? .
I'm running out of research time. Can anyone authoritatively explain what exactly is a smartphone accelerometer and how does it work?
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