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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 ...
International Business Times

How Does An Accelerometer Work In A Smartphone? Bill Hammack, The Engineer Guy, Explains [FULL TEXT]

We barely notice them, but they're one of the most important features buried in the everyday smartphone experience. Accelerometers are devices that can measure acceleration (the rate of change in ...
EDN

Cell phone accelerometers/sensor

North Andover, Mass. — The MXA2500U MEMS accelerometer/sensor has been unveiled for mobile phone designs downloading web pages, maps, and more. Right now, mobile phones download maps or web sites that ...
9to5Mac

Apple details how Apple Watch accelerometer-based sleep apnea feature works

Apple has published a new clinical validation summary document that explains how its new sleep apnea detection feature works on Apple Watch. Sleep apnea monitoring is part of Apple Watch Series 10 and ...
Gizmodo

Here’s Why the iPhone 5S Accelerometer Is So Screwed Up

A few weeks ago we confirmed reports that the iPhone 5S motion sensors were embarrassingly off. Some enterprising devs have investigated the problem, and figured out that at its root, it’s indeed a ...
EDN

Five cool things you can do with an accelerometer—and the g’s you’ll need to detect

Freescale has been big in MEMs-based accelerometers for the automobile market for a while, and they seem to be moving that technology down to a lower price point where it plays in consumer goods. In ...
Embedded

Tiny device combines accelerometer and temperature sensor

A tiny 3-axis MEMS accelerometer, the LIS2DTW12 from STMicroelectronics embeds a temperature sensor that boasts typical accuracy of 0.8°C. The device’s thin 2×2×0.7-mm LGA-12 plastic package allows it ...