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"niche applications?" Have you seen Pocket Universe? http://www.craicdesign.com/ http://www.craicdesign.com/ The first time you look up at the night sky, see a
by gcanyon 17y ago
"niche applications?" Have you seen Pocket Universe? http://www.craicdesign.com/ http://www.craicdesign.com/
The first time you look up at the night sky, see a star, hold your iPhone (3gs for best experience) up in front of that star and see the display show exactly the same view, with labels, you _know_ the compass and accelerometer have a purpose -- nay, a holy calling.
- dejb 17y ago> 3gs for best experience Yes cause the only the 3gs (amongst iPhones) has a compass. So that isn't really relevant to the discussion of what the iPhone introduced to the world. Other phones had a compass (and GPS for that matter) a lot earlier.