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Your smartphone has a metal detector — here's how to use it

Modern smartphones are packed with a wide range of sensors, and their magnetometer can successfully identify certain kinds of ...
MUO on MSN

4 hidden sensors in your Android phone you're probably not using

Your Android phone hides powerful sensors that already handle navigation, security, and automation, but rarely get used ...
EDN

Expanding the Functionality of Mobile Applications with Magnetic Gyroscopes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?… able to determine a device’s position and movement is becoming a standard feature in many portable systems. Systems such as cell ...
Indiatimes

Google Maps to get better with directions with future updates, here’s what’s changing

Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic ...
EDN

MEMS gyro/accelerometer combo chip debuts

KYOTO, Japan—Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) vendor Invensense Inc. Tuesday (Nov. 9) introduced the world's first integrated MEMS to include both a gyroscope and accelerometer on a single CMOS ...
AppleInsider

Inside iPhone 4: Gyro spins Apple ahead in gaming

In the iPhone 3GS, Apple added a digital compass (magnetometer), which can additionally sense magnetic direction relative to the Earth's poles. The iPhone 4 gyroscope adds an additional new electronic ...