[ltp] Re: IBM HDAPS Someone interested?

[James Knott]

Pavel Machek wrote:

> Actually yes, it needs to be visible to the user and no, it probably should not run during boot.
> If user is in plane/train, accellerometers will basically detect problems all the time;
> still you want to use the computer.
> (And you still want the machine to boot => default == fall detection off).

If it triggered while flying in a plane, I'd be a bit concerned about my
safety.  ;-)

As I recall, from what I read about that system, it's supposed to detect
sharp accelerations, such as hitting the floor.