The iPhones have a large number of sensors integrated, which includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a barometer, a magnetometer among others. These are used in many applications for different functions, for example in car games to be able to drive by tilting our phone.
Ivo Leko is an iOS developer and proposes a very interesting use of the magnetometer, which until now had never been seen, making a demonstration on video for us to see.
The magnetometer or compass, use the earth's magnetic field to point north, Ivo Leko makes the iPhone follow the position of a magnet at a certain distance from the device, a use that until now no one had made.
As you may have seen, in the video the developer moves a magnet through a grid, at the same time the position of the magnet is detected on the iPhoneAt the end of the video, Leko draws a face by moving the magnet.
The setting can not only detect the position in 2D, but also even in 3D it is able to position the magnet in the position where it is as shown in the video.
Easy plan a library launch so that other developers can use these functionalities, which would allow new possibilities of interaction with our devices.
Similar interactions are offered with Leap Motion and Osmo, but everything seems to indicate that this will be much cheaper and requires a minimum amount of accessories, the applications that could come thanks to these libraries are, virtual keyboards (thanks to gloves with magnets), controllers for games, a magnetic pen and these are just a few examples of the great potential it has.
It is very interesting news, it can bring us new ways of relating to the iPhone, when Ivo Leko launches the library, many developers will get down to business to bring us applications that will delight many, we will be attentive to the movements of this developer.
The capacity of human ingenuity is infinite, a pity that stupidity too ... (as Einstein said) 🙂