Many innovative ideas are being incorporated in the mobile phones in order to make the device more and more consumer oriented. It was originally intended for making calls. Later many new features were added one after another. Sending messages, listening music, sending e-mails, taking photos, geo-tagging, navigation are among the numerous functions the modern mobile phone is capable of executing. Now accelerometer has added yet another facet for this most sought after facility. It opens up several opportunities for developers to design and bring out new features for the benefit of the consumers.



The accelerometer facilitates rotation of screen displays in accordance with the user's movements. To be precise, it detects the tilt and turns in the position of the phones and manipulates accordingly. The technology will offer flexibility in using mobile phone and allows the user to shake it in order to shift from one application to another. It acts like a motion sensing device. User can browse the internet and change the mode to use camera just by a shake of the handset. Latest accelerometers work on multiple axis capabilities. The moment the phone is rotated changing its mode from portrait to landscape, the accelerometer senses the change and alters the display. Playing games will be an enjoyable experience. Motion oriented games are offered to the users in accelerometer supported mobile phones. In short the accelerometer redefines the mobile phones' performances, whether it is photography or gaming.

Some of the latest applications are quite innovative. A 3D accelerometer not only detects how the phone moves or tilts, but also makes use of it as a pedometer. The built-in software uses the data from accelerometer to calculate the distance covered by the user while walking or running. The phone user can control music player by tapping it in various directions. Sensors provided in the phones enable the user to control the games by tilting it in a particular direction. It facilitates gaming without using buttons but by moving the phone itself. The trend is to develop tilt based games much to the positive response from the consumers.

All leading smart phone manufacturers are bringing out new products with accelerometer supported features. In the highly competitive market environment the form and content of the products are undergoing revolutionary changes. No other product in the consumer electronics market has undergone such qualitative changes in a very short period, indicating the speed and magnitude with which the technology is evolving.

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