Experiment 13

Experiment 13 from the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Accelerometer enabled fun game. Its got great controls and nice graphics. It requires an Accelerometer built in to your device and would require a high end processor. Since this is made for the X2 I am not sure if it will play nicely with the other Windows Mobile devices. If you liked the 3D shooter / racer Xtrakt then you might love this.

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Gapple is small pocket pc software. Its a fun bubble game for Windows Mobile. The game is targeted towards HTC Touch Pro and HTC Diamond. The objective is very simple you score by hitting positive bubbles and play as long as you can!

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AutoCallLocker is a pocket pc software for automatic locking and unlocking while in a call. The app utilizes the light sensor and accelerometer to work and was designed for the Samsung Omnia so it might not work on other devices.

Developers Instructions :

Just install the added .cab file.
Then start the application. Now it should start with a settings screen (as you see in the capture).

Now, you can select which sensor you’d like to use for detecting when to lock/unlock.
Note that locking/unlocking is only influenced while in a call.
For the accelerator you may select a value between 0 (horizontal) and 90 degrees (vertical).
Above the device will lock the screen (when you have your omnia pressed to your head), below it will unlock.
When using the light sensor, you can set a value between 0 (no light) and 100 (max intensity of light).
Again the screen will lock below the threshold (if it is dark), above it will unlock.

Another nice goodie, is the always unlock feature. When set, the device will always be be unlocked in a call.
This is nice when you have placed the device for example in a cradle.

The last feature is an obvious one: Load on system start.
Note with this one set, the application is send to the background immediately after startup, although noticable for a short moment.
Note also that when this option is set, and you close and restart AutoCallLocker, it will also go to the background.
If you restart again, AutoCallLocker will stay maximized, so you can change its settings.

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ShaWn.cz created a holographic engine that lets you interact with your accelerometer and screen in a 3D-like atmosphere. The project is in very early development stage, but with further enhancements it could turn into a very impressive app. This version is more like a demo and contains a preview hologram environment with cube creation and movement.

How to draw cube:

- Push the position where you want to start and by holding stylus on display move wherever you want
- Okay, now you have a square, push stylus to display and move on x-axis to define back side
- Final stage, repeat step 2 for define front side

How to move cube:

- In this version you can move only with last created cube
- Simply select Move Tool in Features menu and slide or click to destination

Note: Only for WVGA resolution.

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Epdetect is an accelerometer based mobile phone application that uses advanced signal processing to detect epileptic seizures. It runs on most mobile phones that support SMS messaging, movement detection and GPS position location.

The addition of the seizure detection signal processing enables the phone to function as a wearable seizure detection system, with remote signalling to carers. Epdetect monitors the wearers movements, distinguishing between normal movement and movement associated with a Tonic–clonic seizure. If a seizure is detected, Epdetect will contact your carer with your status and GPS position.

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Zensor 2 is an application for automatically rotating your screen using HTC Touch Pro / HTC Touch Diamond’s GSensor. Unlike most other applications, Zensor is written to only detect firm moves, skipping moves done by your mobile moving in your pocket or when walking. In order to change orientation, first make sure you keep your HTC phone in a horizontal position (face up) and firmly move it to either landscape or portrait mode, to force a change. In order to make Zensor learn a new application (and whether to rotate it or not), simply move the device firmly from a face up position to an upside down position.

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Sensory Overload is a simple game that uses the accelerometer for your Windows Mobile device.

The game is simple:

* Move the ship by tilting the device.
* Don’t run into an asteroid.
* Blow up the asteroids into tiny pieces.
* When an asteroid spawns (it will be faded out), you have 5 seconds to get away from it before it can hurt you.
* Rotate the Nav sensor clockwise to fire a bullet.
* Rotate the Nav sensor counter clockwise to fire a spray of bullets. You can only use this special ability once every 5 seconds.
* Asteroids spawn every 15 seconds.

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Kinoma FreePlay is the free version of the popular Windows Mobile player called Kinoma Play. The free version is limited compared to its retail version, but it is still a very capable media player. The full version just adds a lot of optional features that you wouldn’t normally find in a regular media player. Kinoma FreePlay will work as your music player, image viewer, movie player and more. The screen will even rotate while listening to music, using your device’s built-in accelerometer.

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CareAce.net recently reported about a neat, innovative app from Samsung. Caxixi (pronounced ca-shi-shi) is an application written for Samsung Windows Mobile phones such as the Omnia. It plays the sounds of a variety of percussion instruments. The sounds are triggered by shaking the phone using a variety of gestures. You can have 5 different sounds mapped to different movements at any given time. Although you can only map 5 movements, you can choose from a variety of different sounds to map to those movements.

Note: Caxixi is currently only available for U.S. and European Omnia.

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If you are a DIY kinda guy then this is a must have for you. This freeware Windows Mobile App is a combination of various tools like water level, ruler, etc. According to the developer mToolbox is a multifunctional sensor app. It’s like a Swiss knife but without all the hardware functions. mToolbox is using the built-in sensors of your device. This version supports the light sensor and the G-sensor.

Can be used as :
water level
light sensor
ruler
angle meter and
shock sensor

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