size of text, makes thin lines thicker and changes color charts to black and white so they’re easier to read. Similar to the accelerometer in the iPhone, many business laptops also have accelerometers that detect when the systems are dropped so that they...

these phones seem like they've got it all. But are they also brainy?. With so few buttons, the TG01 needs another option for controls and it uses the accelerometer in some unusual ways, as well as for rotating the screen. The accelerometer is obviously sensitive...

plan to keep it, I have discovered a few problems, one pretty serious. I’ve also gathered much new information that I want to give you. So, let’s move on. Hardware The Sensors Much has been said about the iPhone’s three sensors. Accelerometer - switches...

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user interface here for buttons. Well, we have a great touch screen, so I just tap anywhere to fire.” “My next question is, I don’t have a joystick here or any four-button toggle control, so how do I steer? Well, we’ve got a full, three-axis accelerometer...

to a person used to the Palm OS, this is a paltry offering. Sure, the new applications use the Web via 3G, and take advantage of many of the iPhone’s hardware capabilities including the accelerometer, camera, music player, and soon, GPS, but Palm OS has been...

the iPhone out to be tomorrow’s hottest handheld gaming platform. I’m not even sure if the Pre includes Solitaire. Check it, Palm...you’ve got an accelerometer. Use it. Apple’s App Store currently boasts over 35,000 titles. Sure, 34,000 of those...

out of a backpack several times without any damage). The solid state hard drive is also very reliable. It won’t crash like a hard drive; the heads don’t need to be parked (no accelerometer adding to the cost); and it’s quieter than a hard drive and it...

screen surround. More practically, the metal case and magnesium alloy chassis will stand up to a lot of knocks and bumps in your bag - it was designed to survive in the schoolyard. Unusual for a budget machine is a built-in accelerometer, so the MiniNote can...

that handheld device). At present, available modules include a GPS receiver (BUGlocate), a two megapixel digital camera (BUGcam2MP), a motion detector and accelerometer (BUGmotion) and a color touch-sensitive LCD screen (BUGview). The base station and plug-ins...