"Samsung has developed the world's first motion-sensing mobile phone. A user can dial the SCH-S310 phone by "writing" numbers in the air and control other functions by waving or shaking the phone. It goes on sale in South Korea in March," reports Wireless NewsFactor.
"The Samsung model SCH-S310 includes a built in accelerometer that the company says can detect movement in three-dimensional space and then carry out commands according to those movements. For example, the user can "write" the number "three" in the air. The mobile phone can read this movement and then dial 3. Shaking the phone twice will conclude a call or delete spam messages."
Comment: Korea's LG also has motion-sensitive phones, the SV360 and SV3600, which are being launched at the end of March. In this case, what looks like a candy-bar phone opens up to reveal a portable games console. You can, for example, steer your game car by tilting the phone.
The Samsung press release is here.
