[ May 6th, 2008 @ 11:27 pm ] ... [ C. S. Magor ] ... [ 356 views]

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Robotic systems that take care of housework are always cool, but seeing one that is controlled by an iPhone is even better. Peter, last name unknown, makes use of the Safari browser on the phone, which sends a Javascript command when the screen shifts from horizontal to vertical. [Gizmodo via Tech E Blog]


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  • Greg from Nerd Beach
    May 7, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Interesting use of the tilt sensing in the iPhone. It would have been really cool if it was proportional to the degree of tilt so that you could pour just a little water, but I would suspect that the mechanics are not available in the phone to do so.

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