All star trek fans are familiar with the tricorder that crew members used to do scans of alien worlds. Thinking of the iPhone as a first generation tricorder is an interesting perspective on what the iPhone could be used for and what additional capabilities could evolve in the future as other small sensors are added to the device. Recent operating system improvements have also opened up third party sensors which can interface with the iPhone to use it as a ubiquitous presentation layer for sound and video feedback.
The iPhone: Tricorder Version 1.0?
(Via O’Reilly Radar.)
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