another GPS idea - speed-sensitive voicemail

Sven Neuhaus sven-openmoko at sven.de
Tue Jul 31 14:15:48 CEST 2007


David S Gathright schrieb:
> For example, when you're at a speed greater than, say, 20 mph, more than
> likely you're in a noisy environment and you'd want your phone to ring
> slightly louder.  When speeds reach 150 mph, it's a good bet you're in a
> plane (or Mario Andretti) and it's time to go to Flight mode (of course,
> this is quite a bit later than when they ask for phones to be turned off).

Good idea, another way to determine you're onboard a plane is looking at the
altitude instead of the speed (if you have a 3D GPS fix).

-Sven




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