Neowin News Feed for: Accelerometer

Leak shows off next-gen Xbox controller featuring haptic feedback like Sony's DualSense

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:00:02 +0000

Leaked documents reveal Microsoft is planning a major Xbox Wireless Controller upgrade that will reportedly include haptic feedback and an accelerometer akin to PlayStation's DualSense. Read more...

The future of the Apple ecosystem is full body tracking, hint new patents

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:56:02 +0000

Two freshly published Apple patents reveal that the company is working on full-body tracking technology. It talks about using existing devices to track detailed body movements and posture transitions. Read more...

This web browser makes it easier for people with hand tremors to use the web

Usama Jawad — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:38:01 +0000

Staybl is a web browser for iPad that uses the device's accelerometer in a nifty way to make it easier for people with hand tremors to surf the web. The technology could come to more platforms soon. Read more...

Intel used cheap wine to power a PC accelerometer

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:23:14 +0000

Intel showed off a fun demo at IDF last week that offered a way to power up a PC accelerometer by just pouring some wine into a wired up wine glass, showing how future PCs could be powered. Read more...

Firefox 3.6 to feature computer orientation detection

Sam Symons — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:01:43 +0000

Mozilla's popular browser Firefox has an update coming rather soon, and although it may not be packing that many new features, it still has some surprises up its sleeve. Firefox 3.6 will be able to... Read more...