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by Mike Masnick

Tue, Jul 2nd 2002 12:48pm





Putting MEMS In Handhelds

from the tilt-control dept

There are a number of different things that people are looking to do with MEMS, but putting them into handheld devices didn't seem like an application near the top of the list. However, it seems there's a growing interest in doing so, mainly for gaming purposes. The idea is that you can use the MEMS for "tilt" control, so that as you tilt the device, that acts as a form of input. They also think that tilt control can be a useful navigational tool. Trying to scroll through the names in your phone book? Just lift your phone towards you. The more vertical the phone is, the faster the names scroll. Does this mean that maybe we can add an Etch-A-Sketch "delete" feature where we just have to shake our phone or handheld to erase everything?

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 2nd, 2002 @ 12:58pm

    wtf are mems?

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    Mike (profile), Jul 2nd, 2002 @ 1:06pm

    Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. Sorry. Basically, tiny chips with mechanical (moving) parts on them.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 2nd, 2002 @ 1:33pm

    :p I just found it interesting that neither your post nor the article actually said what the initials ment.

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    Mike (profile), Jul 2nd, 2002 @ 1:36pm

    Yeah, that's actually a really valid point. Though, they've got more space than I do, so I give them more blame. ;)

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    MEMS

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    NY Taxi Rider, Jul 3rd, 2002 @ 6:36am

    Anyone here ridden in a taxi in NY? I could just see pulling up my address list and trying to keep it steady during the pushing and pulling of the taxi as the driver tries to get into the "fast lane."

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    john, Jul 3rd, 2002 @ 10:21am

    wtf are mems?
    I don't know if you've heard about it, but there's this great new invention called the World Wide Web that can assist you in answering such questions. Give it a try!

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