It has an accelerometer?

[Newport Viper]

Sounds complicated? I have no idea what I could use it for...

"An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, also called the four-acceleration. This is not necessarily the same as the coordinate acceleration (change of velocity of the device in three-dimensional space), but is rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame of reference of the accelerometer device."

What fun apps are out/will be out there, that will work with the Galaxy Nexus?

Or, in this case is an accelerometer something to do with an internal fuction in the phone? Confused...

I'm out of date..

I'm still rockin a Storm 1 and patiently waiting...

 

[goldkear]

Re: It has an accelerometer?!?

your storm has one too. it's basically what allows it to know what orientation its in, also any "shake to __________" apps use it.

basically any touchscreen phone (not even just smartphones) in the last 4 or 5 years have had one.

 

[Newport Viper]

Re: It has an accelerometer?!?

Oh man I'm so out of date tech wise..... I thought an accelerometer would be something cool... Oh Well

Thanks...

 

[YourMobileGuru]

Re: It has an accelerometer?!?

(almost) all smartphones have accelerometers these days. That being said not all manufacturer skins and apps actually support them.

 

[Newport Viper]

Re: It has an accelerometer?!?

I thought it was for stuff like this?? Dynomaster - Welcome

 

[mastawyrm]

Yep that's just one more use for them. It also has a gyro which is more interesting and less common, that's what makes the wii controllers and ps3 six axis work so well compared to simple phone tilting

 

[thescreensavers]

Nah what is interesting is the Barometer, what in the heck is that for other then telling the weather.

 

[Deltaechoe]

Nah what is interesting is the Barometer, what in the heck is that for other then telling the weather.

Elevation, which will aid in GPS satellite acquisition

 

[Dustindejohn]

But what about the Geiger counter? What fun apps will use those!?!?
Haven't heard the the GN has a Geiger counter??? well I'm sure a store rep told me or i read it somewhere... [Sarcasm]
But seriously when will phones finally stop needing screens and just beam lasers into our eyes!

 

[Dcronin05]

Speaking of cool features that arent always supported. Will the GN make use of the In Pocket Detection feature or will ICS even have it?

 

[Dcronin05]

Oh and sign me up for the behind the eye implants too

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[goldkear]

Speaking of cool features that arent always supported. Will the GN make use of the In Pocket Detection feature or will ICS even have it?

I've only heard of sense having that, and even then it doesn't always work. Also the bit to turn on the speaker when the phone is flipped over

 

[ohiomoto]

<WRONG>
It's also used to detect when you move your phone to your face or take it away from your face while on a call. It's tells the phone when to lock and unlock the screen so you don't press numbers while talking or have the ability to use the key pad while on a call.
</WRONG>
EDIT: As Mr. Poppalopolis points out below I am wrong!!!

(Don't be a fool like me and think before you post stupid stuff!)

 

[Dcronin05]

All I know is my Atrix has the option to turn it on but it doesn't work (Atrix is a motoblur phone too), although the whole going black when you raise it to your face thing works perfectly every time.

I always figured that feature was an accelerometer thing, whereas the pocket detection thing would have to sense light somehow wouldn't it?

 

[Mr. Poppalopolis]

Most phones have a proximity sensor for turning off the screen during calls.

 

[ohiomoto]

Actually, you are correct. I forgot about that and posted wrong information. My mistake. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[CynicX]

Nah what is interesting is the Barometer, what in the heck is that for other then telling the weather.

They are usually too sensitive to elevation in a mobile device to be used to actually measure weather. Good for elevation though which helps to get a faster fix on GPS and makes them much more accurate overall.

The Xoom has a barometer while I don't know if the native Google GPS apps use them I've never seen a GPS so accurate. With satellite view overlay it will put me in a accurate area the size of a parking spot 100% of the times I've tested it. And GPS lock is near instant.

 

[Jet300]

Face lock is done via proximity sensor near the earpiece.

 

[Dcronin05]

So how come the in pocket detection doesnt work at all if the "near face" detection works so well?

 

[bafrench]

I'm not sure, but would the accelerometer be used for the panoramic pictures? Or does it not even use any sort of motion detection?

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