Samsung SCH-S310 - phone with 3D movement recognition

Posted on Wednesday, January 12 2005 @ 20:41 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Samsung Electronics unveiled the first "3D movement recognition" mobile phone, the SCH-S310. An 'Accelerometer' is built-in to calculate and ascertain movement in three dimensional space and then carry out commands according to those calculations.

Sophisticated sensing technology calculates the direction in which the mobile phone is moving as well as its speed of movement. The capability extends beyond the identification of the general locus to include precise recognition of small and rapid movements as well as alphanumeric symbols.

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