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Who needs to build a G-force meter when you can simply buy one and let the statistical hoonage begin. The K.A.T. Matrix 3-Axis Accelerometer can measure acceleration, cornering, horsepower, g-forces, quarter-mile and 0-60 times — all using three-axis measurements. It mounts to the windshield and runs off AA batteries, and the LCD screen even includes backlighting so when the sun goes down the fun doesn't have to stop. More »
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Perfect for hoons, Youtubers and road racers with looking for bragging rights is this do-it-yourself G-force meter. The little box can measure acceleration and tilt on one axis. Attach it to your windshield and see what kind of acceleration and braking forces you can get with your car or turn it sideways and see how good your car is in a corner. We would hope whatever you drive would be able to do a little better than this techno-fiend of a creator in his Honda Civic. Follow the link to see the build process and spend about nine seconds deciding its easier to just buy one off the shelf. [PyroElectro via Gizmodo] More »
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We've often wondered how our miniature camera switches between landscape and portrait display in review mode. How does it know? Accelerometers. The technology that makes these gizmos work is evidently getting cheaper, and will soon show up in laptops and iPhones the same way it already has in Wii controllers. That recalcitrant laptop, for instance, could sense that it was flying through the air like a frisbee and clamp down the hard drive before impact. While making cute characters toss Wii gutter balls down a TV bowling alley is a fine application of accelerometer technology, we think tilt-compensating suspension in an affordable car would be more entertaining. – Mike Bumbeck More »
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