Vodafone K.K. Announces New Motion Control Sensor; The World's Smallest 6-axis Sensor Chip Can Transform a Mobile Phone into a Planisphere.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 28, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Vodafone K.K. today announces a new Motion Control Sensor jointly developed with Aiichi Steel Corporation. The new Motion Control Sensor will feature in the Vodafone 904SH by Sharp, a new 3G mobile handset scheduled to go on sale in late April 2006. <br> The Motion Control Sensor senses handset movements and posture by virtually becoming "three semicircular canals (Anat.) certain canals of the inner ear. See under Ear. See also: Semicircular ". The new Motion Control Sensor can measure posture in all directions in 3D due to an expansion from +/-90 degrees to +/-180 degrees in roll and pitch posture measurement, and also measure directional acceleration in 3D, up from 2D in the previous version. The new Motion Control Sensor is the world's smallest*1 6-axis sensor on a single semiconductor chip and offers greater functionality without a significant increase in size*2. The previous sensor used an electric compass (3-axis) and 2D directional acceleration sensor (2-axis) on one chip, while the new sensor has been improved to add a 3D directional acceleration sensor (3-axis), an A/D converter (Analog/Digital converter) A device that converts continuously varying analog signals from instruments and sensors that monitor conditions, such as sound, movement and temperature into binary code for the computer. for converting detected data into digital data for output, a controlling microcomputer, and an internal sensor for temperature compensation, all on one unified chip. To showcase the applications of the new Motion Control Sensor, the Vodafone 904SH comes with a pre-installed trial version of "Seiza Seiza (正座, literally "correct sitting") is the traditional formal way of sitting in Japan. To sit seiza-style, one first kneels on the floor, and then rests the buttocks on the heels, with the tops of the feet flat on the floor. o Sagaso" (Let's look for constellations, provided by Vodafone K.K.), an application that displays constellations in real time depending on which way a mobile handset is pointed towards the sky. "Seiza o Sagaso" lets customers transform their handset into a planisphere pla·ni·sphere n. 1. A representation of a sphere or part of a sphere on a plane surface. 2. Astronomy A polar projection of half or more of the celestial sphere on a chart equipped with an adjustable overlay to show the to scan the night sky for constellations, creating a completely new and unprecedented mobile experience. The Vodafone 904SH will be the first model to come embedded with the new Motion Control Sensor, and more 3G handsets compatible with this technology are planned for the future. Furthermore, Aiichi Steel plans to introduce the sensor in industries outside mobile communications for applications such as automobile and robot posture control. *1: As of 28 February 2006 among 1 chip 6-axis sensors (according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aiichi Seiko). *2: The previous Motion Control Sensor was first announced on 31 January 2005 and launched with the V603SH (2G) by Sharp in February 2005. The sensor was later included in the V501SH (2G), V604SH (2G), and 804SH (3G) (all manufactured by Sharp). About Vodafone K.K. Vodafone K.K. is a leading mobile operator in Japan with over 15 million customers and a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile community. The Tokyo-based company offers a wide range of sophisticated mobile voice and data services including Vodafone live!, which provides mail and internet access See how to access the Internet. to 85% of its customers, and pioneered the picture messaging picture messaging n → (envío de) mensajes mpl con imágenes picture messaging picture n → picture messaging m, messagerie f service called Sha-mail first introduced in November 2000. In December 2002, Vodafone K.K. launched the world's first commercial 3G W-CDMA See WCDMA. service based on 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol international standards. Vodafone K.K.'s 3G service offers its customers rich content and roaming on 156 networks in 117 countries and regions. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.jp Source: Vodafone K.K. Contact: Vodafone K.K. Matthew Nicholson matthew.nicholson@vodaphone.com +81-3-6403-1000 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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