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Video: NiiMe, using a Nokia N95 accelerometer to act as a mouse

Categories: Nokia, Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, January 21st, 2008 at 5:48 AM

The Matrix is close to being a decade old, but it doesn’t stop people from using the soundtrack when making a demo video. NiiMe is a python application written to take advantage of the built in accelerometer inside the Nokia N95 (and probably N95 8GB and N82) to emulate a mouse. I’m wondering if this can be used in the future to control a 3D interface since the accelerometers inside current Nseries devices supports that third Z axis?

We’re definitely living in some interesting times and this video has further reinforced my feelings that projectors inside mobile phones are nothing but a gimmick. When you’re in a bar or club, whatever, the 4 walls surrounding you offer X amount of space. With the falling prices of glass the future is going to be a world surrounded by displays. All the walls inside that club, inside your workplace, inside your home, will be IP connected and you’re going to connect to them via your mobile phone.

What is your input mechanism? Something similar to NiiMe I would hope.

[Via: Symbian Freak]

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.