an Accelerometer
An accelerometer is a device that
can measure acceleration forces. For
example, one can find out the angle of
a particular device with respect to its
placement with an accelerometer. This
is done by measuring the amount of
static acceleration due to gravitational
force. The accelerometer that is
embedded in a cell phone senses
motion and detects acceleration
forces. This is how the phone is
controlled. The accelerometer used in
the iPhone and iPhone 3G rotates the
display's orientation to either portrait
or landscape. This motion sensor is also
used for gaming purposes wherein an
object can be moved and controlled
by simply tilting the phone in various
directions. Besides gaming, phones
also use accelerometers to perform
simple tasks like switching between
applications and songs by just a small
flick of the phone. Some other phones
that use the accelerometer for
gaming and other applications include
the Sony Ericsson W760i and K850i and
Nokia's N96.
can measure acceleration forces. For
example, one can find out the angle of
a particular device with respect to its
placement with an accelerometer. This
is done by measuring the amount of
static acceleration due to gravitational
force. The accelerometer that is
embedded in a cell phone senses
motion and detects acceleration
forces. This is how the phone is
controlled. The accelerometer used in
the iPhone and iPhone 3G rotates the
display's orientation to either portrait
or landscape. This motion sensor is also
used for gaming purposes wherein an
object can be moved and controlled
by simply tilting the phone in various
directions. Besides gaming, phones
also use accelerometers to perform
simple tasks like switching between
applications and songs by just a small
flick of the phone. Some other phones
that use the accelerometer for
gaming and other applications include
the Sony Ericsson W760i and K850i and
Nokia's N96.
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