Sometimes people leave comments in our posts that really deserve some dedicated attention. This morning, I posted up a video demonstrating auto-rotation on the OQO. Ken Hinckley, who works in ...

The Augen GenTouch78 Android tablet is getting a lot of attention because it sells for less than $170 at KMart. But while it’s one of the cheapest Android powered device you can buy, it’s kind of a ...

The hacktastic Dell Mini 9 goes well with all sorts of aftermarket add-ons and OS’s, including this latest addition: Updated. An accelerometer tied to a touchscreen. Why not, right? Seems like a ...

The forum members at MyDellMini are busy tablet modders. A few weeks back, we saw a Dell Mini turned into a touchscreen tablet by Rob928. Now, there’s a new one from rock99rock sporting ...

An accelerometer is the ubiquitous little sensor that tells your tablet when to flip orientation or informs the brain of your quadcopter how closely its actual actions are matching your desired ones.

The sensor that lets your phone know which way the screen is oriented also—thanks to minute manufacturing variations—emits a unique data “fingerprint” that could allow your phone to be tracked, even ...