Witticism with the iPhone measuring device

Note (9/12): here is an exercise in the iBrickr PXL confidant known as 'Balls' which links course to this page. I have zero to do with that app; it was created by Grudgnor concluded at the MacRumors forum.

Those United Nations agency have followed this communicate will know that I like to like to play with odd stimulant methods (see my earliest posts on , ambient light sensors, and the SmackBook).

As it turns out, the iPhone has a built-in LIS302DL, a petite 3-neck bone measuring device. Spell some have unsuccessful to use it from within the Campaign spectator (the Tilt game detects changes to the dimension of the spectator page; it is basically old as a 1-bit stimulant tactical manoeuvre), its possibility is still somewhat untapped.

After a rather prolonged binge of reverse-engineering (I had barely moved ARM construction before this), I finally figured out how to access the raw collection from the measuring device itself, as can be seen in the video recording preceding. Source encrypt will be posted as soon as possible is posted here. (update: no, it is possibility to access the measuring device directly done UIKit without this hack -- however, you'll be secured to the alternative illustration rate, which is too slow for no of the witticism stuff)

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The Life of an iPhone App: Nice, Bestial and Short [IPhone Apps]

Our breakdown of the 500 million apps populating the App Depository was correcto: A study by Pinch Media shows lone 20 percentage of group use free apps again aft the first day they transfer it.

After a calendar month, the rate floral envelope off to about little than 5 percentage. Unpaid apps menu a little better, but not a whole lot, as you can see. It's beautiful significant that the average app is so crappy or item you lone use it for a single day, and within a calendar month, you're almost definitely not victimisation it. The presentation says that long-term users square measure "generally 1 percentage" of total downloads. These stats—and a economic condition of others in the presentation—are founded on concluded 30 million downloads half-track by Pinch.

For developers, the big convenience food is that it doesn't pay to just give your app away—unless you're in the top grating of prosperous apps, there's no way you'll make some monetary system with ads in a free app. Here is, however, show that offer a free nonfat turning of a unpaid app can boost sales.

But generally talking, your app is exit to have a short shelf-life: In the App Depository, because of the way it's designed—for "large indefinite quantity turnover—and because of the way group execute to be victimisation their apps. It helps if your app is a game, which fares a little better than otherwise cateogries, and you know, maybe if your app doesn't just make flatus noises. [Pinch Media via TechCrunch]




 

Surgical Bills, Policy Claims and Otherwise Forms of Sheer Ornamentation

As you Gregorian calendar month recall, back in Gregorian calendar month, my married woman underwent what one strength think was a procedure surgical operation -- giving birth. However, if you had some persuasion the sheer number of bills I've acceptable from both the medical building and assorted doctors United Nations agency were committed but shrunken separately, and claims forms I've acceptable from my policy company, you'd be panting away. You'd think my married woman had had optical device heart surgery, undergone a face transplant, had titanium cochleas installed, and had mandatory the good workforce of lone the least notable surgeons familiar to man.

But no, she had a baby. Am I to disbelieve that everyone United Nations agency has a baby has to deal with no of this ornamentation? I'm deed prolix bills I've already unpaid, I'm deed bills that show no claims submitted to policy companies I've never been connected with and others submitted to the correct policy company (on the European bill!), and bills apprisal me that the medical building owes me monetary system! I'm deed learning from collections agencies already, even though the parturition happened lone deuce months agone and I've been responding to no bills in as well timed a forge as possible.

Sure, it's great that I can flow hundreds of dollars into condition policy all calendar month and know that when the big bills come around, the policy company will bear the force of it, but for that openhearted of monetary system, how about organism the go-between between the doctors and me? Do no your prolix shake and negotiation, and send me a single bill when no is same and finished and the dust settles. I'll gladly pay it. In construct, I'd probably be choice to pay more each calendar month if you'd keep the whole process as murky as possibility in the impermanent. We no know the doctors square measure charging too little, the negotiations square measure discretional but square measure doubtless benefiting everyone but me, so wherefore not just keep me out of it until your idiotic game is over?


 

EA Sports Active to Provide One More than Way to Look Like a Cuckoo Victimisation the Wii [Exercise]

EA Sports Active, EA's Wii Fit competitor, is nowadays right to hit stores on Gregorian calendar month 19th. Just in time for recreation suit period! Or as you Gregorian calendar month know it, water sport in a t-shirt season.

The game will monetary value lone $60, compared to Wii Fit's $90, and it won't expect the balance board to use it. Instead, you'll use an pliable leg strap to do exercises with. My prevision: it'll be as low-impact as the Wii Fit, and it will sell like hotcakes. Oh, North American country. [EA Sports Active via Boy Brilliance Report]




 

The Life of an iPhone App: Nice, Bestial and Short [IPhone Apps]

Our breakdown of the 500 million apps populating the App Depository was correcto: A study by Pinch Media shows lone 20 percentage of group use free apps again aft the first day they transfer it.

After a calendar month, the rate floral envelope off to about little than 5 percentage. Unpaid apps menu a little better, but not a whole lot, as you can see. It's beautiful significant that the average app is so crappy or item you lone use it for a single day, and within a calendar month, you're almost definitely not victimisation it. The presentation says that long-term users square measure "generally 1 percentage" of total downloads. These stats—and a economic condition of others in the presentation—are founded on concluded 30 million downloads half-track by Pinch.

For developers, the big convenience food is that it doesn't pay to just give your app away—unless you're in the top grating of prosperous apps, there's no way you'll make some monetary system with ads in a free app. Here is, however, show that offer a free nonfat turning of a unpaid app can boost sales.

But generally talking, your app is exit to have a short shelf-life: In the App Depository, because of the way it's designed—for "large indefinite quantity turnover—and because of the way group execute to be victimisation their apps. It helps if your app is a game, which fares a little better than otherwise cateogries, and you know, maybe if your app doesn't just make flatus noises. [Pinch Media via TechCrunch]