Android app uses G1 compass as a metal-detector
Here's a little Android mobile phone app that turns your handset into a metal-detector, using the compass as a magnetometer. Not super-accurate or sensitive, but possibly useful for grubbing in the beach looking for your car-keys.
Use Your G1 As... A Metal Detector? (via Waxy)
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