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DropTag Bluetooth Sensor Checks if Your Parcel Was Actually Handled with Care

We’re seeing more and more tiny Bluetooth devices that are good at keeping track of useful information, such as your heart rate, electric consumption or the whereabouts of your wallet. The DropTag on the other hand…

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Special Edition Transparent Nike+ FuelBand ICE: I Can See Right Through You

It looks like the Nike+ FuelBand is working well for consumers, and people who like to track their physical activities are rejoicing everywhere because nothing sucks more than buying tech that just doesn’t work (like the…

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NFL Uses Under Armour E39 High-Tech Shirts for Scouting Combine

Football is a rough sport and players get hurt all the time from the forces and impacts that are generated in the game. There have been some calls for new safety gear that will monitor the…

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Playstation Move Price and Release Date Move Into Focus

Sony today took the wraps off of their new PlayStation Move controller system, their much-anticipated answer to the Nintendo Wii-mote and Microsoft’s Project Natal. The PlayStation Move is actually a set of motion controllers, sort of…

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Posimotion Helix: Get a Grip on Your iPhone

This new add-on for the iPhone and iPod Touch gives your handheld extra gripping power for playing motion-controlled video games. The Batman logo-esque Posimotion Helix clips onto the back of your iPhone or iPod Touch, and…

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Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube: Surprisingly More Backasswards Than the Plain Version

Minor modifications aside, today’s Rubik’s Cube is very similar to the one that Ernő Rubik introduced to the world more than 30 years ago. But it was only a matter of time before the geeky puzzle…

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Dishpointer Augmented Reality iPhone 3gs App Helps You Find Satellites With Ease

Ever try to install a satellite dish? Speaking from personal experience, I can say that finding the right line-of-sight from the dish to the skies can be a real pain in the a$$. Now there’s a…

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Hack: Control an R/C Car With Your iPhone

A couple of young Czech whippersnappers have figured out how to use the iPhone’s accelerometer to control remote controlled cars. They say, “Controlling is very easy with the iPhone 3G. It has five buttons, four of…

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Play a Tilty Game of Snake on a Monome

Do you remember the oh-so-low-low-tech game Snake? Now it can be played on a monome with an accelerometer. You don’t even need a controller, since the tilting motion is all you need to control the snake’s…

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Jupiter Accelerometer Mouse: Whirly, Wood, Weally Expensive

The Jupiter Mouse is a sphere of wood fashioned into a mouse that you hold in the palm of your hand to control. You move the cursor by adjusting the tilt of the mouse. The mouse…

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Ipong: Multi-Player Pong on the iPhone

This nifty proof-of-concept demo shows off just one of the many gameplay possibilities for multi-player video games on Apple’s wonderphone. iPong is a variant of Atari’s classic paddle ball game, with a multi-device, multi-player twist. Using…

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Rgb + Xyz = Fun

I came across this nifty concept for an electronic plaything earlier this week and thought I’d share it with you guys. Steve Gilbertson’s interactive color cube uses a 3-axis accelerometer to detect movements and relays that…

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Seiko Slimstick Tracks Your Every Move

This modern twist on the classic pedometer doesn’t just track your steps, it lets you keep tabs on the quality of the exercise you get during your day-to-day life. Unlike meters that just count your steps,…

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Keynetik Motion Tech Enables One-Handed Interfaces

Sure, there are lots of devices which are starting to embed motion sensors or touch screens to power new user interface paradigms. But this is the first time I’ve seen a motion-sensitive device which is designed…

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Fentix Cube: Like Rubiks on Roids

Interactive artist Andrew Fentem created this cool electronic cube puzzle game loaded with colorful LEDs. The Fentix Cube is controlled by touch as well as through movement. While it’s designed as a platform, capable of playing…

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IPhone Accelerometer Hacked?

A hacker claims to have written custom software which directly accesses the accelerometer on Apple’s iPhone. He’s put together a brief video clip which shows off some really fun use of the motion-sensing capabilities. While I’m…

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Tag: Accelerometer

DropTag Bluetooth Sensor Checks if Your Parcel Was Actually Handled with Care

Special Edition Transparent Nike+ FuelBand ICE: I Can See Right Through You

NFL Uses Under Armour E39 High-Tech Shirts for Scouting Combine

Playstation Move Price and Release Date Move Into Focus

Posimotion Helix: Get a Grip on Your iPhone

Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube: Surprisingly More Backasswards Than the Plain Version

Dishpointer Augmented Reality iPhone 3gs App Helps You Find Satellites With Ease

Hack: Control an R/C Car With Your iPhone

Play a Tilty Game of Snake on a Monome

Jupiter Accelerometer Mouse: Whirly, Wood, Weally Expensive

Ipong: Multi-Player Pong on the iPhone

Rgb + Xyz = Fun

Seiko Slimstick Tracks Your Every Move

Keynetik Motion Tech Enables One-Handed Interfaces

Fentix Cube: Like Rubiks on Roids

IPhone Accelerometer Hacked?

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