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Magnet-Activated Phones?

kjwx
kjwx
December 2013
edited February 2015
in Magnets
What I wouldn't give to be able to use an app like this with my magnet ...
http://www.magitact.com/index.html
Does anybody know of anything else out there that's similar?
I've also contacted the German makers of MagiTact to see if it's possible to get a copy.
Tagged: magnet, implants, MagiTact, smartphone, app

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  1. TheGreyKnight
    TheGreyKnight
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    December 2013
    That looks pretty nifty. Do you think the magnets we use for implantation will be strong enough for that, though?
  2. iexiak
    iexiak
    December 2013
    For Android- Android Sensor Box

    Mine can pick up the magnet in a ~2cm sphere around the top left corner (Note 2).  It does an ok job at detecting how far away the magnet is.
  3. kjwx
    kjwx
    December 2013
    According to the MagiTact website, a simple fridge magnet will work for one of their apps. Can't really see myself using the MagiBoxing option, which requires a ring-shaped magnet, so no loss there if our implants aren't strong enough.

    Heard from Telekom Innovation Laboratories a few hours ago; their rep wanted my contact details so their MagiTact project leader could get in touch. Will keep my magnet finger crossed.

  4. mkabala
    mkabala
    January 2014
    I have played around with the compass app on my phone and it can definitely detect the presence o my magnet. I haven't done anything useful with it though.
  5. kjwx
    kjwx
    January 2014
    Found a bunch of new(ish) iPhone apps that will work with our magnets ... My hands-down favourite being: Particle Magnetophone - https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/a-particle-magnetophone/id485278828?mt=8
  6. drew
    drew
    January 2014
    edited January 2014
    I've found that getting too close to the magnetometer causes it to stop for a moment, at least on an iPhone 3GS.

    I know that's a somewhat vague description, I'll work on it later.
  7. ThomasEgi
    ThomasEgi
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    January 2014
    magnetometers can get like.. magnetized. Which is probably what happens when you move the magnet to close. The good news: the chips have a build in function to reset this condition. Usually this function has to be called by software. So the iPhone OS may take a while before it detects the condition and resets the chip.
  8. kjwx
    kjwx
    January 2014
    Apparently the iPhone 3GS magnetometer has several flaws so this doesn;t surprise me. Doesn't seem to be an issue with the newer models.

  9. MattGuy
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    January 2014
    edited January 2014
    Also, since phone covers use magnets to stay closed beware of phones that detect magnets and go to sleep / consider when testing apps:
  10. kjwx
    kjwx
    January 2014
    That's one of my favourite party tricks, @MattGuy ... I love turning iPads on and off using those hidden sensors.
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