Another added feature is the on-board Magnetic Sensor that lets the user take advantage of downloadable e-Compass apps.

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Dr Sindi also developed the MARS (Magnetic Acoustic Resonance Sensor) in 2001, patented during her PhD work at the Institute of Biotechnology at Cambridge University.

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As Oculus' full-time principle scientist, LaValle will be working on things like sensor fusion, magnetic drift correction, and kinematic modeling.

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What our man Pascal Brisset did is design a Linux system around a Gumstix Overo Fire computer-on-module, a Vuzix VR920 head-mounted stereoscopic 640 x 480 display (complete with 3D tilt sensor and 3D magnetic compass), WiFi, and Bluetooth modules -- the whole shebang resides in (and on) the eyewear, just the thing for secure telepresence and augmented reality applications (or just extra-private web browsing).

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