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applications are more and more numerous and varied. We were able to
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iphone accessories here. French SocietyMasqott
offers a wholesmall connector to connect to the iPhone, iPad or
The iPod Touch to provide it with additional sensors.
These allow you to measurethe temperatureambient, the
atmospheric pressure, l’humidityet
l’altitude, a real miniaturized weather station, which
Communicates with two applications available in the App Store.
Let's discover this unique "apposable" on the market
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The accessory is minimalist in its appearance, since it is a whole
Small plug -in to connect to the synchronization port of your iDevice. She
Is small and light, the biggest risk? that of the
lose !
The packaging displays an important mention since the "key" is labeled
"Made for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch" which is the official Apple label indicating
Perfect compatibility with the Idevice and the current bone but also
versions to come.
Upon connection, the iPhone displays a message displaying the info according to
which there is no app allowing you to communicate with it, it is then
offered to download the official and free app for using the
data provided by the weather key.
Apps to exploit it
It is called "Air Report" and
is available here for free on the App Store
Once this is installed, you can take advantage of the sensors integrated into the
key.
You will find several screens:
- the altitude displayed in meters, a calibration can be carried out for a
better precision, it will require knowing your precise altitude - A barometer will tell you atmospheric pressure
- The third screen offers room temperature
- Hygrometry is subject to the last specific screen
The last section of the application allows you to display the evolution of these
Four parameters in time in the form of a graphic. You can in
Show two simultaneously, those of your choice.
The app is pleasant in terms of presentation, with a small retro dial which
goes well for this type of measure, on the other hand, there is quickly a real
Limit is that the measurement is not possible in the background. This is
particularly embarrassing for those who would like to record the variations of
temperatures during the night for example.
Another application taking part of this sensor is offered in the app
Store,Its name is
"Aircomfort" and is sold 0.79 euros here.
It allows you to display the different parameters with a health perspective
or comfort, with graphs and information on the impact of
temperature and humidity on our level of comfort and
feeling:
Of course, the sensor being located on the iPhone and unable to measure and
Store values independently, you will have to ensurenot
hand(By holding it, the temperature is raised).
For this, it is advisable toTurn the iPhone to have the sensor
upwards, this is not a problem with the rotation of
the screen.
In use, the whole works pretty well, even if sometimes the key is not
recognized when launching one of the apps, requiring to kill the app and the
relaunch.
The measures seem precise and are rapid.
We nevertheless regret the absence of measures and storage of information so
autonomous that we could then have visualized on the iPhone (but it would have
necessity internal food for the module) as well as the lack of measurement in
background stain.
Another concern for use, applications of this type of sensor seem fairly
limited because we do not want to leave the iPhone under the conditions
outside to measure these (even when hiking, you should have
the iPhone outside the pocket or bag so as not to interfere with the measurement
temperature for example). Its use will therefore be reserved for interiors,
For those who will need it!
Conclusion
The realization (compactness, operation) is generally successful and we
appreciates a first which consists in providing the iPhone with many sensors
additional. This offers him great potential (a real weather station in
a few cm 3) as to the use of environmental parameters, but
Final, it's a bit of a Ferrari engine without the wheels. Indeed, it lacks
cruelly more sophisticated applications to really take advantage of
These sensors. Developers, it's up to you!
For the record two other keys are offered by the Masqott brand, at
know :
- a
which measures the altitude sold there, - et
another which associated with a belt of measuring heart pulses,
sold here, recovers the pulsationsand the precise altitude.
It will soon be the subject of a test on iphon.fr
Most
- Compatibility guaranteed via the Apple label "made for .."
- compactness
The least
- compatible apps limited in number (2) and in possibilities
- No measure in the background
- No measure independently
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Equal: AG Tescience
founder of the site. IT engineer and specialist in the Internet where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for Team Palmtops magazine (Posse Presse) and author of several works on the iPad at PEARSON.
