OpenMoko Remote Controller (SoC)

[Ortwin Regel]

What makes you think the Wii accellerometers are inaccurate? They feel
pretty precise as far as I can tell...

Ortwin

On 4/27/08, David Murrell <dmurrell at waikato.ac.nz> wrote:
> Wait a minute...
>
> /me backs up the metaphorical truck...
>
> Just _how_ accurate are these accelerometers?
>
> Are we talking the sorta half second delay with exagerated drunk movements
> required to operate the nintendo wii, or precise movements that can catch my
> cat doing the sideways wiggle in realtime before she jumps at something if I
> was to strap it to her?
> (Yes, I realise that attaching a phone to a cat is like trying to pin the
> tail on a live donkey, you get one chance, and then its all pain, but I
> digress)
>
> TTFN,
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Flemming Richter
> Mikkelsen
> Sent: Sunday, 27 April 2008 5:56 a.m.
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> Subject: Re: OpenMoko Remote Controller (SoC)
>
> On 4/26/08, Flemming Richter Mikkelsen <quatrox at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It would be nice if we can choose between input.
> > Sometimes it is nice to use the touchscreen as a mice, while other
> > times I would prefer the accelerometers (e.g.
> > if you want to use the display to something else at the same time).
>
> ... and if you use the accelerometers, you can actually move the device just
> like if it was a mice:) That would be very cool. Tilting is also an
> alternative and should be implemented before this regular mice behavor
> thing, since it is a lot more easy to code.
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