Users reporting off-the-mark readings from the iPhone 5S' compass and wonky gaming experiences with the new device's accelerometer may be facing a hardware hurdle. Nick Statt was a staff reporter for ...

Any GPS user who has ventured into an area with lots of obstacles that prevent satellites from being seen by their navigation unit knows the woes of satellite-based navigation. Anytime the GPS device ...

The UK's first quantum accelerometer for navigation has been demonstrated by a team from Imperial College London and M Squared at the National Quantum Technologies Showcase. Most navigation today ...

Scientists in the UK have unveiled a new quantum accelerometer that is capable of providing accurate navigation information without the help of signals from navigation satellites used in GPS. The ...

Smartphones rely on multiple sensors—such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and proximity sensor—to power everyday features. From screen rotation and navigation apps to motion tracking and ...

This application note explains the integration of a Kionix MEMS tri-axis accelerometer into a handheld electronic compass application. Required theory, plots, equations and circuit block diagrams are ...

The big picture: It's never a good idea to have all of your eggs in one basket. By developing a reliable backup solution, mission critical operations could still be carried out in a worst case ...

October 9, 2012. Spurred by rapid adoption in cellphones and media tablets, the market for combo motion sensors will surge by more than 700% at the end of 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli ...