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The New iPhone Is a Pointing Device For The Real World: The Ground Will Speak.

Posted June 7th, 2009 by Leif Eriksson

Apple introduced the mouse to the computing world in 1983, and now it is time to introduce a new kind of mouse. With a magnetometer compass built in, the iPhone will become a pointing device for the real world.

Knowing the orientation and position of an iPhone is the secret sauce for augmented reality, geobrowsing and location-based ads.

But that’s not all. Did I mention that it will change the world?

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