nsane.forums Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 <img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/earthquake,2-2-160778-1.jpg" class="logo" />Thinkpads and MacBook Pros working together to help save lives.While all new smartphones today have accelerometers, it's still a rarity for laptops; but researchers are putting those laptops, as few as there are, to use by turning them into tremor detectors.PC laptops such as ThinkPads and all Apple MacBook Pro laptops feature an accelerometer that's used to park the heads of hard drives in case of sudden movement. It's a safety feature that helps to keep your data from a scary hard drive crash, but researchers are putting that technology towards earthquake detection. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPell Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 dont think ill be putting my faith in laptop detection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
java Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 next time, they would use the tech and transform into acoustic-like device..................then your portable would gain a new mission to spy you !!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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