The squeak iphone vm already supports 

- (void) buildAccelerationEventComplexObject: (UIAcceleration *) acceleration placeIn: (sqComplexEvent *) evt;
- (void) buildLocationEventComplexObject: (NSMutableArray *) acceleration placeIn: (sqComplexEvent *) evt;

- (void) buildApplicationEventComplexObject: (NSMutableArray *) acceleration placeIn: (sqComplexEvent *) evt;
	applicationTermination
	memoryWarning. 

In order for the EventSensor logic in the Smalltalk image to receive acceleration and location data you have to use 
some Objective-C calls to ask the Objective-C Class to turn on the gathering of data, then of course interpret what the 
data means... 

On 2010-06-18, at 7:41 AM, Lawson English wrote:

> On 6/14/10 6:31 PM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYrp31fH-Jk
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> This article raises an interesting issue:
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> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704009804575308982549077428.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_2
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> should etoys/scratch/etc be enhanced to handle not just multi-touch but other iphone OS specific features when they are present? Eventually, they won't be iphone/ipad-specific. Likewise, other company's products might get specific features first. Should there be a way to auto-detect such features if they are present and expose them to etoys/scratch users?
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> e.g. input from x/y/z/rotational accelerometers, GPS, compass, etc?
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> People ooh and ah about the White Rabbit's watch swinging in the direction that the iPad is tilting. Imagine what could be done with enhanced story telling if kids are able to use those features with scratch or etoys?
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