AccelaRulerVersion: 1.1
Developer: Geoff Chatterton
Age rating: 4+
Rating Description
4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.
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Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later
Filed Under: Utilities
An accelerometer-based ruler. Finally a useful "tape measure" is available for the iPod Touch and iPhone!
• Selected as an Apple Staff Favorite, 2/24!
• #5 "iPhone Apps for the Home", Newsday 3/4
It's easier to see than to explain -- to watch the video and see AccelaRuler in action, just search for "accelaruler" on YouTube.
There is a little bit of technique involved, so PLEASE watch the tutorial video and follow the instructions. There is also a video tutorial under the info button in the app itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voa36luC6iM
Unlike other measuring applications, AccelaRuler is not just a tiny picture of an even tinier ruler. AccelaRuler measures real things in the real world using sophisticated processing and your built-in accelerometer to estimate distances. AccelaRuler can be used to measure distances ranging from a couple of inches to 15 feet or more. Measurement accuracy is up to 2% of the actual distance, and AccelaRuler will estimate any error range for you.
• Measures distances from a few inches to 15 feet or more
• Measures at any angle, including vertically
• Measurements accurate up to 2% of the actual distance
• Measures and converts between inches, feet, and meters
See http://www.wakaware.com/AccelaRuler for more information, including videos of AccelaRuler in action!
Note that AccelaRuler is designed to estimate distances while sliding on flat surfaces. It will not work well carried in your hand.
AccelaRuler Review
Virtual tape measure provides estimated distances
by Tony Craine, Macworld.com
Developers are finding all sorts of nifty uses for the accelerometer in the iPhone and iPod touch. The accelerometer detects motion. It’s how your phone knows, for instance, when you’re shaking it while finding a restaurant with Urbanspoon (
) or tilting it when you want to scroll text in Instapaper ().
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