19th Century Tech Makes A Smarter iPhone
Rarely has nineteenth - century technology stirred an audience of 21st - century technophiles as it did last week when Apple revealed that the next - generation iPhonewill pack a gyroscope . But will this new sensor be , in Jobs ’s news , “ just perfect for gambling ” ? The GPS , compass and accelerometer crammed into today ’s smartphones pinpoint the earphone ’s location almost anywhere on Earth , establish its orientation relative to magnetic Union , and feel its motion up and down , side to side and forward and backward ....