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Topic: Chumby need a tilt senser

Well, ether a tilt senser or gyroscope.. somewere I saw a pic of this clock that changed function with how it was positioned. I could see that being a means of changing the current app. Or if I place the chumby face down to turn off the darn alarm..

I also like the idea of making Chumby my magic wand see this website:
http://www.orangecone.com/archives/2006 … a_m_1.html

Think of the magic want idea as a kind of remote for your computing / information environment. With the right tilting and squishing I could control what MP3s are played, etc..

I really want to start hacking on this..

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Re: Chumby need a tilt senser

Analog Devices makes a bunch of great accelerometers and gyroscopes, but most of them are surface mount so you better have some soldering experience, as these things can be tough to mount (that, or get the "evaluation boards" which are small PCBs that look like DIPs).

But, realistically, Chumby is an appliance, and it really doesn't make much sense to have it up in the air, waving it around.

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Re: Chumby need a tilt senser

We have some working prototypes with accelerometers.  I think bunnie has published the necessary information to add one to the current model.

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Re: Chumby need a tilt senser

I want my Chumby to change function based on how it is positioned.
Here is the clock I was talking about:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/24/lexo … lly-rocks/

Or Tilting could be used as a input method, something along the lines of what has been done with the PowerBook.
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66936,00.html

I want to interact with my PC with out being at the PC, or a mini-pc. Chumby has a touch screen and squeeze sensers, How am I not at some point handing it. Hand size applicances get handled all the time. Chumby looks friendly enough to be handled, it would be a great extension or remote.

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Re: Chumby need a tilt senser

Duane wrote:

We have some working prototypes with accelerometers.  I think bunnie has published the necessary information to add one to the current model.

awsome I can not wait to play with one.. and find new uses.