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iPhone 4's new gyroscope

June 7, 2010, 2:09pm PDT | Length: 00:02:27
Apple CEO Steve Jobs details the latest iPhone's gyroscope feature while showing off his skills at the game Jenga.
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Tilt meter?
jgwinner 7th Jul 2010
I think he means tilt meter or accelerometer. An actual gyroscope would make it hard to orient the iPhone.

But it sounds sexy! Who cares what it actually does?

@dheady ... good point, where's our string? happy
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RE: iPhone 4's new gyroscope
dheady@... 16th Jun 2010
Is there a tiny string that you pull to spin up the gyroscope? Visions of the toy gyro I had as a kid come to mind.
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RE: iPhone 4's new gyroscope
Rick Caringer 21st Jun 2010
It just became simple and cheap to build a guided rocket.
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Tilt meter?
jgwinner 7th Jul 2010
I think he means tilt meter or accelerometer. An actual gyroscope would make it hard to orient the iPhone.

But it sounds sexy! Who cares what it actually does?

@dheady ... good point, where's our string? happy

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