Teaching, Technology, and Learning

I thought I'd post a program I've been working on to experiment with using the OQO 02 accelerometer and touch scrollers for input. This is not a finished application by any means -- it's intended to explore alternate uses of these mechanisms for input. I'd love to hear from any of you that may have ideas on how to use these components.

It's a real kitchen-sink app so far. Here's what it does:

Bedtime

I spent part of the weekend hacking on the OQO 02. The first hack is a modification of 8r13n's bedtime application, which automatically puts a computer in standby if it detects motion but no user activity (e.g. it's in a bag or pocket moving around but not turned off). The motion is detected using the accelerometer.

The OQO 02 hack, which I consider a pre-alpha since it has undergone very limited testing, is here if you dare: BedtimeOQO-02-pre-alpha.zip.