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Title: iPhone laser dongle makes measuring a snap Post by: HCK on June 06, 2015, 09:00:11 pm iPhone laser dongle makes measuring a snap
<article> <section class="page"> <p>iPhone dongles can do everything from high-speed data transfers (http://www.cio.com/article/2864633/gadgets/iphone-dongle-sends-100mb-to-other-ios-devices-in-seconds.html) to testing for HIV (http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/273/273re1).</p><p>At Computex 2015 in Taipei this week, a local manufacturer is showing off a laser pointer for the Apple phone that can precisely measure short distances.</p><p>The iPin Laser Ruler is a thumbnail-sized dongle that fits in the iPhone’s audio jack. It houses a class 2 laser pointer that shines a dot of a light on a nearby object, such as a wall or piece of furniture. An app on the phone uses the camera to focus on the dot to determine the distance.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2931692/iphone-laser-dongle-makes-measuring-a-snap.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: iPhone laser dongle makes measuring a snap (http://www.macworld.com/article/2931692/iphone-laser-dongle-makes-measuring-a-snap.html#tk.rss_all) |