As time goes on, body sensors and devices are proliferating (such as
smartphone accelerometers, fitness bands, et al).
Subway rides produce
smartphone accelerometer readings distinct from other modes of transport.
Not exact matches
The Myo arm band includes the same motion sensors as modern
smartphones — a gyroscope,
accelerometer and magnetometer — to measure precisely how your arm moves through space.
Uber admitted, however, that it is considering increased monitoring of driver behavior and is using a pilot program in its Houston operations to check on drivers using GPS data and the
accelerometer in drivers»
smartphones.
Using certain
smartphone features (
accelerometer, microphone, compass, etc.), each design mode responds to your movements in different artsy - freaky ways.
Abrupt movements in a
smartphone's
accelerometer, a movement sensor built into most
smartphones, can show when a driver accelerates and brakes too quickly — consistent with driving too close to the car in front, or «tailgating».
It's a fancy term for a very fun and useful mode that lets you control the drone using your
smartphone's
accelerometer.
A more recent application used a whole fleet of
smartphone sensors — including the gyroscope,
accelerometer, light sensor and magnetism - measuring magnetometer — to guess PINs.
ACComplice: Location inference using
accelerometers on
smartphones.
Motion detectors within
smartphones, like the
accelerometer and the rotation - sensing gyroscope, could be prime tools for surreptitious data collection.
We Can Track You if You Take the Metro: Tracking Metro Riders Using
Accelerometers on
Smartphones.
Using
smartphones» built - in
accelerometers, researchers have invented an app — released today — that they say can detect strong earthquakes seconds before the damaging seismic waves arrive.
That is because
smartphones contain
accelerometers that sense motion, gyroscopes that detect orientation, and some phones even have air pressure sensors, intended to measure altitude for climbers and skydivers.
And a number of these sensors, such as microphones, GPS locators, and
accelerometers, come inside
smartphones, making some types of tracking effortless.
Smartphones can easily measure movement caused by a quake because they have three built - in
accelerometers designed to sense the orientation of the phone for display or gaming.
Software monitors
smartphones»
accelerometer data and sends alerts to a central server when seismic activity registers
Mr Koivisto said: «We use the
accelerometer and gyroscope of the
smartphone to acquire a heart signal from the patient.
«We measure the actual motion of the heart via miniature
accelerometers and gyroscopes that are already installed in today's
smartphones,» said Mr Koivisto.
We can track you if you take the Metro: Tracking Metro riders using
accelerometers on
smartphones.
«A classic example of MEMS technology are the
accelerometers and gyroscopes found in
smartphones,» said Dr. Anthony Fowler, a research scientist in Moheimani's Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Nanosystems and one of the article's co-authors.
This application uses your
smartphone's GPS location service together with the built in
accelerometer to monitor and calculate your position, speed of travel and the forces that caused you to stop.
With the
smartphone application enabled on the regular driver's phone, driving trips will be monitored, but not recorded, via the phone's GPS location and
accelerometer for an accident.
In addition, the
smartphone is designed with a six - axis sensor that combines the
smartphone's
accelerometer and gyroscope which Samsung says provides a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right.
Maybe some kind of
accelerometer for tilt - based gaming (like in
smartphones now) could be interesting, but unintrusive enough for it to still be a DS.
In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S
smartphone is designed with a six - axis sensor that combines the
smartphone's
accelerometer and gyroscope which Samsung says provides a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right.
The HTC Incredible S
smartphone is equipped with an 8 - megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 720p HD video recording, 4 GB internal storage (1 GB available for user), MicroSD card slot, Wi - Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, GPS, digital compass, and an
accelerometer.
Connectivity options on the handset include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, and Wi - Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n. Sensors on board the
smartphone are an
accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.
The HTC Wildfire S
smartphone has brings Bluetooth 3.0, Wi - Fi 802.11 b / g / n, GPS, digital compass, an
accelerometer, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 3.5 mmheadphone jack, and a 5 - megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash.
Other features of the
smartphone include an
accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.
Both Samsung Galaxy Mega
smartphones provide 1.5 GB of RAM, a 1.9 MP front - camera, an 8 - megapixel camera on the back, GPS / GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0,
accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and light sensors.
The Chacha and Salsa Facebook
smartphone also support GPS with A-GPS support, Digital compass, G - Sensor, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, MP3 / AAC + / WAV / WMA player, MP4 / H.264 player and
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto - rotate.
Other features of the C2
smartphone are Bluetooth 4.0, Wi - Fi, GPS, removable 2000 mAh battery, Yamaha audio chip, electronic compass,
accelerometer, gyroscope and ambient light sensor.
BlackBerry Dakota
smartphone has features a 2.8 - inch capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 640 x 480 pixels (VGA), a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, image stabilizer function, and record HD video, Near Field Communication (NFC), 768 MB of RAM, a 4 GB of storage space,
accelerometer, Bluetooth, and Wi - Fi 802.11 b / g / n.
Bounden, created in collaboration with the Dutch National Ballet, is a playable choreography for two people and one phone — arguably the most original use of a
smartphone's gyroscope +
accelerometers.
The app allows customization so the
smartphone can operate like a surveillance system, using the camera, audio recording capability, and the
accelerometer to detect movement and notify a user of unexpected guests and unwanted intruders.
Of course, your
smartphone has an
accelerometer, so why do you need a Fitbit, or a Jawbone Up 24, or a Misfit Shine?
While sensors are typical to most
smartphones —
accelerometers, gyroscopes, proximity sensors, that sort of thing — HTC has incorporated low - power, always - on sensors and opened them up to developers through the Smart Sensor Hub.
Certainly, it records steps more precisely than the
accelerometer packed into your
smartphone, but it is definitely not perfect.
That also includes 4 GB internal storage, a decent collection of sensors, from an
accelerometer to a gyroscope and altimeter, as well as «all day» estimated battery life, touchscreen functionality,
smartphone notifications, and a built - in microphone.
If you are looking for a band that tracks your steps, then you can simply download Jawbone's app on your
smartphone and let the
accelerometer sensor do the rest.
Taken in their breadth, they speak to the many sources of information Facebook could tap to learn more about us and our real - world social networks, thanks in large part to the sophisticated surveillance tools built by default into our
smartphones, such as
accelerometers, gyrometers, microphones, cameras, and endless, sprawling contact books.
The author, an engineering manager at Facebook named Ben Chen, wrote that it was not merely possible to detect that two
smartphones were in the same place at the same time, but that by comparing the
accelerometer and gyroscope readings of each phone, the data could identify when people were facing each other or walking together.
This
smartphone has the SAR value is 1.6 W / kg and the
Accelerometer sensor.
Sensors on the
smartphone include
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Pedometer and Proximity sensor.
Sensors on board the
smartphone include an
accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.
Of couse, it also has all of the standard
smartphone perks like an
accelerometer, GPS, digital compass, barometer, and Bluetooth.
There is no LED notification, this
smartphone comes loaded with
accelerometer, light, proximity and magnetic sensors.
The Band 3 works with Android 4.4 KitKat and up
smartphones, and iPhones running iOS 8.0 and up, and features a 3 - axis
accelerometer and PPG cardio tachometer.
This
smartphone also comes loaded with hall,
accelerometer, gyro, light, proximity and magnetic sensors.
But hybrid smartwatches have Bluetooth chips and
accelerometers inside, which means they can connect to your
smartphone and track your activity.