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Oct 31, 2008 | 12:02 AM

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Cool use for iPhone - 0-60

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/au...=2&oref=slogin

A guy developed a program for the iPhones to detect your car's 0-60 time using its accelerometer. Probably not super accurate but pretty sweet. Someone w/ iphone should try this out and let us know!

Oct 31, 2008 | 12:17 AM

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my boss got the Gphone today...it does the same thing...its pretty sweet. Also...if you throw it up it can tell you how many rotations and spins it did while in the air...were gonna try and write some apps for it...already starting a forum and ****. the phones are crazy nowadays

Oct 31, 2008 | 12:28 AM

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Welll I don't know if I will be throwing my Iphone in the air anytime soon, however I do have the Application that reads your automobiles G forces and calculates your 0-60, 1/8, and 1/4 mile times along with MPH, reaction time, and estimated horse power. It has surprised the hell out of me on how accurate it has been the 3 times i've actually used it and had a passenger to read my mph ect. off too me. I was amazed. The application I downloaded is called the PocketDyno

. Try it out if you have an IPhone!

-Randy

Oct 31, 2008 | 09:49 AM

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That is the BEST marketing ploy I have ever heard. You ENTICE the owners to breaking the phone so they will buy a new one... cause it's SOOOO much fun throwing it in the air harder and harder

So, does it have a "black box" feature so you can tell how good the "last" throw was?

Oct 31, 2008 | 11:08 AM

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another app for the iphone that does the same thing is dynolicious

Oct 31, 2008 | 11:46 AM

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Why doesnt verizon have any cool phones?...

Oct 31, 2008 | 03:42 PM

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^was wondering the same thing..

i bought the voyager.. cause it was the coolest thing they had

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Nov 2, 2008 | 11:03 PM

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I have Dynolicious, and i love it.. haha..

Nov 2, 2008 | 11:07 PM

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id like to see someone use it at the track..... compare true times with iphone times.. would be interesting..

Nov 2, 2008 | 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by chevy42083

That is the BEST marketing ploy I have ever heard. You ENTICE the owners to breaking the phone so they will buy a new one... cause it's SOOOO much fun throwing it in the air harder and harder

So, does it have a "black box" feature so you can tell how good the "last" throw was?

HAHA black box ....

Nov 3, 2008 | 12:06 AM

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I have Dynolicious, and i love it.. haha..

What settings are you using for the rollout and start G's? Where do you put it while doing the test? I figured it was user error.

Nov 3, 2008 | 01:11 AM

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Im getting a damn I phone....ASAP.

Nov 3, 2008 | 07:01 AM

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I got PocketDyno and it was pretty close on several runs. Did one run at the track and it said I had 3207 RWHP and hit 100mph in 3.06sec and topped out in the 1/4 at 240.85. . . . I think the phone got banged a bit when at the track

the actual pass was about a 12.4.

Nov 3, 2008 | 07:33 AM

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What settings are you using for the rollout and start G's? Where do you put it while doing the test? I figured it was user error.

Well basically, I set it in the cup holder at a slight angle ( just where the bottom of the phone rests against the bottom rear of the holder) and the settings are Rollout speed 0", Rollout Distance 12" and Trigger .10G's You have to calibrate it to your vehicle before you make any runs. My Vehicle's settings are -

Weight 3670lbs
Drivetrain loss 23%

I've had 4 out of 6 runs say the car makes between 297-308hp but i have had a couple where the results seem out there lol