Miniature smart sensor combines 3-axis digital accelerometer with embedded microcontroller, operating as sensor hub that runs sensor-fusion algorithms, together in ultra-compact package called iNEMO-A ...

Abstract—(MEMS) Microelectromechanical systemsin consumer electronics are growing faster each year, with increasing demands from the mobile market, which is dominating the growth for this emerging ...

Just in the past two years, motion sensing technologies have begun appearing everywhere – video consoles, smart phones, TV remote controls and personal training devices – as we geo-tag our cell phone ...

The company claims an offset error over life and temperature of ±4mg for x and y axes, and ±6mg for z, for the unit, dubbed SCA3400-D01. (‘g’ in this article is ...

Three-axis silicon-based accelerometers have been gaining momentum for the past 18 months, as equipment manufacturers have begun employing them on applications ranging from washing machines to cell ...

Apple has opted to equip the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus with two separate accelerometers, as discovered in Chipworks' comprehensive iPhone 6 and 6 Plus teardown. There's a three-axis Bosch BMA280 ...

The technology made popular by Nintendo's Wii game controller is adding new utility--and excitement--to the cell phone. Photos: Motion-sensing phones Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter ...