Synchronised shaking connects gadgets

Shaking wireless gadgets together like a maraca can provide an easier way to pair them up. They compare accelerometer data to check they are shaken together
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[elsni]

cool, after an earthquake all phones are paired ;-)

[DougBTX]

*Pairing* only works for two devices at a time.

[12m41l]

Its called "Bump".

You can get it in App store and Android Market, yeah, its the future

[lolerdelol]

good idead, but who's gonna shake two phones in public?

[Master3Sap]

Good idea! :O

[derek hitchener]

thats stupid...

[computersales]

Make passionate love to all your devices and they will sync

[Digalog]

it's a form of passphrase security for bluetooth. probably some module in the phone measures the movement. a bluetooth security module uses that information to provide a passphrase. when 2 phones are shaking the exact same whey they should provide the same bluetooth passphrase

[Digalog]

sux for people with lepra as well

[ZebraJones01]

Sucks for people with arthritis.

[1Spike1]

Oh, so like a way to steal info?

[pollytunnel]

create an adhoc network and exchange for instance contact details, similar to a business card. The benefit of the 'handshake' (excuse the comms. reference!) would be to ensure other devices in the vicinity do not receive the information - a sort of secure handshake.