Shake it, baby - Cinderella with motion sensor

[bandaloomacapple]

it's actually meant for when it falls, it shuts off it's hard drive. But some geeks figured out how to use it in different ways.

[Ghujelk]

Why?

[cooldude514]

does this work for pc's?

[Kortenkamp]

unfortunately no, as we have no way to read gravity data on PCs. The simulation software works on PCs, though.

[PolliFaxToaster]

how sensitive is the apparatus?  could you use your laptop as a $1500 level?

[Kortenkamp]

The resolution is approximately 1 degree only, so it is not really sensitive, and not at all in that category.

[tioz01]

Some Toshiba toughbooks(cough cough PC) do have motion sensors. The real question is can they interact with third party software?

[sylfamas]

through scripts and bla bla's yes they can. But Apple invented the thing so we can expect the best version to be in an Apple notebook.

[iFinza]

Apple didnt invent it for this nor did they invent the software. It was originally designed and still is for protecting your harddrive from impacts.

Apple Rocks

[PolliFaxToaster]

practical application?

[HaniiPuppy]

protecting the hard-drive if you ever knock it off the table ^_~

[PolliFaxToaster]

wouldnt flipping your laptop around like a jackass *increase* your risk of subjecting it to gravity?

[HaniiPuppy]

only if you drop it =p

what idiot's gonna let a macbook slip out of their hands <.< =p

[PolliFaxToaster]

you'd be surprised....

[FusionFox]

This is a great video. I downloaded a demo but I'm finding it hard to do anything, never mind anything like your video.

Could you give some brief advice on how to do it?

[Kortenkamp]

You might find the video SDx5kdcku_A (just search for cinderella motion sensor) helpful... but if not, tell me and I will post a better tutorial!

[xmidt]

Very nice. Didn't know the motion sensor was so precise.

Cool work

[colygrail]

thaats so awsome

[amcjau]

peda.. what? well this is dumb, it's really hard trying to do that with a crt

[Kortenkamp]

Laptops with built-in CRT are out of fashion, anyway.

[SuperTyphoon]

You still own one of those shitty macs with the CRT built in? I would have shot myself if i bought one of those.

[davechatting]

That's great! Can't wait to see what people will do with this tool - good work!

[jancitos]

Cool!!!

[allanwg3]

This is a realy good thing. I have just been having a look on there site.

[paullibbrecht]

Hey Uli,

this is a nice piece... my 9 years-old daughter loved it (even though geometry doesn't exist at school for her yet).

I wonder if there's not something more pedagogical we can dig here.

The way you create it instantly shows also very nicely the usability.

Very convincing.

paul

[Kortenkamp]

Hi Paul,

thanks for the comment! Indeed, we have something more pedagogical in mind here; but it's also just fun ;-)

If you come up with some other scenarios, just let me know, I'm sure we can create some educational things from that.

Ulli