With accelerometer features increasingly being used for user interface purposes in mobile phones, small appliances and gaming, Freescale Semiconductor's latest MEMS-based accelerometer has been ...

Accelerometers turn motion into measurable signals. From tilt and vibration to g-forces, they underpin countless designs. In this “Fun with Fundamentals” entry, we demystify their operation and take a ...

Inertial navigation systems use information provided by accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide the position and orientation of an object relative to a predetermined origin point, orientation and ...

Last fall, I grabbed a robot arm from Robot Geeks when they were on sale at Thanksgiving. The arm uses servos to rotate the base and move the joints and gripper. These work well enough but I found one ...

Logging in as an efficient power saver, the KXTE9 digital-output, tri-axis accelerometer employs embedded algorithms for orientation and activity monitoring to simplify motion-based functionality in ...

All iOS devices, including the iPod Touch, have built-in motion detection sensors called accelerometers. The accelerometer can determine the orientation and angle the device is in, allowing apps, Web ...

Is it time to think outside the box or just give it a shake? Movement- or gesture-oriented input isn’t new. Try shaking a cell phone like Apple’s iPhone. Matched with the right application, like a ...