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more about #accelerometer RainyDayInterns: We take stuff apart all day long...we don't go all whiny about having just voided the warranty and no longer being able to get support. Did we let so... more » tamoko: What the hell is a warranty? Love Apple, but screw them... I bought the hardware I can do what I like. more » Bs Baldwin: looks like apple has finally found a way to stop every diy battery change. more » metaluna21: Yet another "lock down" from Apple. One of the biggest reasons I switched to the Droid from the iPhone; tired of not being able to do anything to my d... more » Mr. Damage-wants two front teeth for XMAS: For some reason, this makes me want to RAGE at APPLE. FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU #rage #fu more » airmikee99003: The funniest part is that Apple is trying to patent something that has existed for decades. more » Whytookay - Pro Skub: "I'm sorry, but the sticker has been tampered with, your warranty is void." "But the battery burnt through the back of the ipod and destroyed the sti... more » Louis Krause: Doesn't Microsoft already do this with the Xbox 360? more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: So, they filed a patent for... folding a sticker in half? I've been doing this for gift-wrapping purposes since I was a child. I'm claiming prior art. more » Mikestan: Bastards! more » Kaiser-Machead: The patent suggests only handhelds. As far as I can tell their handhelds are some of the hardest damn things to open up nowadays. So long as they stay... more » RainyDayInterns: Not sure why folks are up in a huff. If we are going to open it...we are not really going to care if we had void the warranty or not. Can't really b... more » ninjagin: Actually, I just made a complete switch to all-Apple personal computing with the purchase of a 13in MBPro this past weekend, and I was surprised and d... more » ThatsNotPudding: Why do sheeple keep buying this over-priced, locked down crap from this man who actually despises them? It's like paying to repeatedly fail an IQ test. more » Mitch Chaiet: Those devices vaguely resemble Zunes, or is it just me? more » Jux: Damn you Apple! Damn you to hell for refusing to allow me to openly screw around with hardware I shouldn't be screwing around with and thus preventin... more » t3chn0v1k1ng: this just in! apple makes it hard for skilled people who like to think for themselves to do anything without their help more » FriarNurgle: I surprised they don't use the accelerometer to log any "excessive" abuse to void warranties. more » OCEntertainment: The anti-tampering stickers are fine by me. As long as the only thing they're interested in is protecting the warranty, not preventing me from opening... more » njdevil: I don't care about iPods, but if they stick those tags inside Macbooks imma have to throw a hissy fit. more » -
#apple
New Apple Patent Prevents You From Screwing With the Hardware
The latest patent from Apple reveals ways in which their products could be fitted with a simple label or tag that provides evidence of tampering. If the strip is compromised, it gives Apple leverage to void your warranty. More » -
#games
Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze
Some old-fashioned games simply don't need a 21st century makeover—like the wooden marble maze. Adding accelerometer control seems like a pointless endeavor. More » -
#lightningreview
iFighter Lite Lightning Review: Accelerator Controls Rock
It's my favorite iPhone game and it's not even available in full yet: iFighter—inspired in games like 1941—has surprised me, showing that the accelerometer can be used to perfectly control complex shoot 'em up games. More » -
#powerglove
Nintendo Power Glove Updated With Accelerometer, Bluetooth, Irony
Instructables has a great hack to turn an old Power Glove, that triumph of silliness, into an Arduino-controlled, Bluetooth-and-accelerometer-sporting modern peripheral. More » -
#cellphones
SIMSense Motion Detecting SIM Card: Drunk Dial Even When You Pass Out
Oberthur Technologies has come up with yet another interesting application of accelerometer technology. Their new SIMSense card is the first motion-sensing SIM card on the planet. More » -
#thinkinganddrinking
iPhone's Accelerometer Translates Virtual Pour Into Real-World Beer
The drinkin' tinkerers over at Instructables created the Serv O'Beer to interpret a "pouring" motion with an iPhone into a real, albeit foamy, beer. What an age we live in! More » -
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#applesnewmultitouchtechnology
Apple Multi-Touch Data Fusion Adds Camera, Voice, Force Sensors
Apple has been working in new multi-touch technology that combines touch interfaces with input from the camera and the microphone. For example: this will allow you to select text in the iPhone, say "copy," go to another application and say "paste" to make this task really easy. The most intriguing part, however, is the use of a camera in laptops and desktops. More » -
#iphonegaming
History Proves the iPhone Will Never Win the Handheld Gaming Wars
Super Monkey Ball is arguably the current zenith of iPhone tilt gaming. The gameplay involves navigating your bebubbled monkey through a series of elevated, edgeless mazes without letting him fall—it's fun, if repetitive. Nintendo’s Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is similar: The player guides Kirby through mazes using tilt-sensitive control, collecting stars along the way. Both games are entertaining, and both won positive reviews for nearly identical control schemes. So why is Monkey Ball getting all the attention? Well, for one, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is only available for the the Game Boy Color. Oh, and it was released in 2001. More »
