Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Mozilla, Browsers, Web
Firefox 3.6 to recognize if your computer is tilted
by Brad Linder Oct 13th 2009
Accelerometers serve a number of purposes in laptops and tablets. In some cases, they can be used to shut down a hard drive if your computer is falling so that less damage occurs when your laptop hits the floor. But they can also be used to add motion-sensitive controls to some applications. And starting with the next generation of the web browser, Firefox will be one of those applications.
Mozilla developer Christopher Blizzard has published a short video showing the new feature in action. Mozilla is releasing an API that allows web publishers to support the feature. Enabled web pages will be able to respond as your computer moves, allowing you to play web games with motion controls or just to rotate your screen and read web pages in portrait mode.
Support has been added for Mac, Linux, and some Lenovo Thinkpad models.
[via CNet]
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