Phone that recognises tube stops

In a video demo on the BBC, Zoe Kleinman tries out software that uses a phone's camera to tell you where the nearest London Underground station is.

Acrossair processes GPS data and information from an iPhone's accelerometer - the component that measures the amount that a device is tilted.

It analyses the camera image then tells you which direction to go in to reach the nearest stations.

emily | 8:55 AM | News, Buzz |
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