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Comment Re:But snooped on with what? (Score 1) 96

by oodaloop (#47712611) Attached to: Your Phone Can Be Snooped On Using Its Gyroscope
The gyroscopes and accelerometers are two different things. The gryoscope measures tilt of the device, like when you play a racing game. The accelerometer measures change in velocity, like when you shake the phone to shuffle a playlist. Two different sensors.

And no, the gyroscope in your phone does not spin; it is solid state.

Comment Re:Similarities seem kind of tenuous (Score 4, Informative) 74

I suppose that's why they say this then:

...Saleh and co do not claim that this kind of algorithm can take the place of an art historian. After all, the discovery of a link between paintings in this way is just the starting point for further research about an artist’s life and work.

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