http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/ Engadget Comments for Sanyo's Gorilla Lite PND packs 4GB in an incredibly thin frame http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/I used the 2 Micro-SD to memory stick converter, so two 16GB = 32GB Happy PSP]]>Sep 2nd 2009 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/
Accelerometer measure acceleration. It can tell vertical vs horizontal positioning based upon comparing measured acceleration to the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/sec^2).

A gyroscope is used in artificial horizons and gyrocompasses on airplanes. The gyroscope maintains the same orientation regardless who you change the plane.

You could use a gyroscope to tell a pda/smartphones orientation, but the power draw of keeping the gyroscpe spinning at a few thousand rpm and the physical size of the gyroscope and motors means that it wouldn't fit in a handheld device.

You can also use a gyroscope to dead reckon position by using acceleratometers mounted to the gyroscope cage, but that is a different story. Not going to fit that into a hand held device.]]>Sep 3rd 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/1) The UI is intuitive when using Japanese language (which is the only language it includes).
2) The GPS data only covers Japan, so you probably wouldn't even get a chance to use it in the first place.]]>Sep 3rd 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sanyos-gorilla-lite-pnd-packs-4gb-in-an-incredibly-thin-frame/Sep 2nd 2009 9:58PM