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Lightsaber App For Nokia N95!

By The Guru on November 10, 2007

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**UPDATE** A new version has been released, you can get it at this link: http://graho.wordpress.com/
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Luckily, I subscribe to the comments feed for Tommi’s S60 blog. Why luckily? Because today, a fellow named Graham Oldfield commented that he’d used the recently available N95 accelerometer API to create a lightsaber application for the Nokia N95. That’s right, with this app, you can use your Nokia N95 as a lightsaber. Well, it makes the right sounds, anyways. Install the app (**Must install on the phone’s internal memory, NOT the memory card**), and then press the center button on the d-pad to power your new lightsaber on. Swing it around and you get the cool sound effects, including one for when two sabers clash.

Pretty cool, I even created a video for you to show how big a geek I really am. Christina had to leave the room cause she was laughing too hard.

You can download the signed application here: http://graho.wordpress.com/

**Update** If you can’t get the app to start, uninstall it, and try installing the Accelerometer API before installing the app. Apologies for not mentioning it sooner, but my N95-1 with the latest firmware didn’t need it.

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  • http://darlamack.blogs.com/ Darla

    Lol cool video!!!!

  • http://darlamack.blogs.com Darla

    Lol cool video!!!!

  • http://thenokiablog.com/ Mark Guim

    lol cool mask.

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    lol cool mask.

  • malaeum

    Wow Ricky, I love the complete lack of shame. I was laughing too.

    Thank you for the good laugh, I needed it.

    Cheers!

  • malaeum

    Wow Ricky, I love the complete lack of shame. I was laughing too.

    Thank you for the good laugh, I needed it.

    Cheers!

  • http://profile.typekey.com/symbianguru/ Ricky Cadden

    Yeah, I most certainly don’t have much shame, really.

    @Mark – the mask is a cut-out of Darth Vader that I printed out online. The attention to detail sucked.

    Surprised no one mentioned the candle yet.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/symbianguru/ Ricky Cadden

    Yeah, I most certainly don’t have much shame, really.

    @Mark – the mask is a cut-out of Darth Vader that I printed out online. The attention to detail sucked.

    Surprised no one mentioned the candle yet.

  • nino

    Wow, it was most certainly funny. This application is cool.
    Way to go.

  • nino

    Wow, it was most certainly funny. This application is cool.
    Way to go.

  • http://iamnotdrtran.vox.com/ Al

    Imagine if you could bluetooth to another phone. They’d know where each other were and be able to make clank sounds.

  • http://iamnotdrtran.vox.com Al

    Imagine if you could bluetooth to another phone. They’d know where each other were and be able to make clank sounds.

  • matt0525

    Sounds great, but it’s not working for me. I’ve installed it, but it won’t start for me. I hit the icon, and my N95 does nothing.
    Any ideas, anyone?

  • matt0525

    Sounds great, but it’s not working for me. I’ve installed it, but it won’t start for me. I hit the icon, and my N95 does nothing.
    Any ideas, anyone?

  • evil_night13

    Hi mate, installed in my N95 but the application is not executing , when iu press open , the application is not opening , any solution???

  • evil_night13

    Hi mate, installed in my N95 but the application is not executing , when iu press open , the application is not opening , any solution???

  • http://www.s60tips.com/ Antony Pranata

    @evil_night13: You have to install it on the phone memory. If you install it on the memory card, it won’t launch.

  • http://www.s60tips.com/ Antony Pranata

    @evil_night13: You have to install it on the phone memory. If you install it on the memory card, it won’t launch.

  • http://www.yakso.net/ kumar limbu

    Thanks Ricky. This thing is really fun.

    Way to go N95 accelerometer!

  • http://www.yakso.net kumar limbu

    Thanks Ricky. This thing is really fun.

    Way to go N95 accelerometer!

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com/ Rita Khoury

    well that’s exactly the type of thing you want your future wife to see you doing before you tie the knot… makes her wonder what other creepy thgs you’re gonna do after she’s said the famous “till death do us apart”.
    LoooL, cool video btw. The candle, the phone, the mask, the sounds… too much Star Wars for me. (Am I the only person in the world who has NEVER watched ANY Star Wars movie?)

  • http://dotsisx.blogspot.com Rita Khoury

    well that’s exactly the type of thing you want your future wife to see you doing before you tie the knot… makes her wonder what other creepy thgs you’re gonna do after she’s said the famous “till death do us apart”.
    LoooL, cool video btw. The candle, the phone, the mask, the sounds… too much Star Wars for me. (Am I the only person in the world who has NEVER watched ANY Star Wars movie?)

  • http://www.symbianworld.de/ Norman John

    Hey Ricky.
    Thx for sharing this software. As soon as my N95 is back from the NSC I’m gonna install it on my N95.

    Really neat video!

  • http://www.symbianworld.de Norman John

    Hey Ricky.
    Thx for sharing this software. As soon as my N95 is back from the NSC I’m gonna install it on my N95.

    Really neat video!

  • Bazza

    Thank you Rick. Nice find.

  • Bazza

    Thank you Rick. Nice find.

  • adam watling

    mines installed on the phone memory but still wont start up. really confused why it wont start up

  • adam watling

    mines installed on the phone memory but still wont start up. really confused why it wont start up

  • http://profile.typekey.com/krazykritter/ Matthew Stevens

    @bazza This app needs to be installed to phone memory to work.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/krazykritter/ Matthew Stevens

    @bazza This app needs to be installed to phone memory to work.

  • Rodrigo

    Really cool…thanks for the updates!!!

  • Rodrigo

    Really cool…thanks for the updates!!!

  • Graham

    I’ll try to fix the phone memory only, any requests for features or ideas on how to improve it.

    Soon I’m going to add

    -Volume control
    -Sensitivity control

    Future
    - Hum changes on small movement
    - Detects big swings and does a more impressive vrumm for a spin etc

  • Graham

    I’ll try to fix the phone memory only, any requests for features or ideas on how to improve it.

    Soon I’m going to add

    -Volume control
    -Sensitivity control

    Future
    - Hum changes on small movement
    - Detects big swings and does a more impressive vrumm for a spin etc

  • http://finestfones.blogspot.com/ Mr-G

    Rodrigo, maybe add a display of colours to the phone screen???

  • http://finestfones.blogspot.com Mr-G

    Rodrigo, maybe add a display of colours to the phone screen???

  • matt0525

    For anyone having trouble getting this to start, you need to install some API file. You can get it in the comments about this app on AllAboutSymbian. Rafe posted it in the comments.

    Thanks a lot for making this fun little app, Graham!!! I look forward to the update!

  • matt0525

    For anyone having trouble getting this to start, you need to install some API file. You can get it in the comments about this app on AllAboutSymbian. Rafe posted it in the comments.

    Thanks a lot for making this fun little app, Graham!!! I look forward to the update!

  • Stev

    Rodrigo:

    Awesome app – lotta fun. My suggestions would be a better loop on the ambient hum, and perhaps let the hum run under the swing to better blend between the sounds.

    Great fun though, good work.

  • Stev

    Rodrigo:

    Awesome app – lotta fun. My suggestions would be a better loop on the ambient hum, and perhaps let the hum run under the swing to better blend between the sounds.

    Great fun though, good work.

  • http://rw-l.nl/blog localhost

    Sweet! One more reason for me to figure out how to get my RotateMe signed…

  • http://rw-l.nl/blog localhost

    Sweet! One more reason for me to figure out how to get my RotateMe signed…

  • dario

    Add some vibration if you can.
    Maybe would be nice if the phone vibrates when the sound of two lightsaber colliding is played.

  • dario

    Add some vibration if you can.
    Maybe would be nice if the phone vibrates when the sound of two lightsaber colliding is played.

  • Tasty_boy

    LOOOOOOOOOL!!
    make a serious app!!
    its a joke!!
    lol!!

  • Tasty_boy

    LOOOOOOOOOL!!
    make a serious app!!
    its a joke!!
    lol!!

  • http://www.s60tv.com/ Jake

    This thing is AWESOME!!!
    The only thing the N95 doesn’t have is the QWERTY keyboard… which I really can’t live with out.

    So if they could somehow make TYPING possible with this sensor. That would be Geek heaven for me! :)
    Or am I just dreaming?

  • http://www.s60tv.com Jake

    This thing is AWESOME!!!
    The only thing the N95 doesn’t have is the QWERTY keyboard… which I really can’t live with out.

    So if they could somehow make TYPING possible with this sensor. That would be Geek heaven for me! :)
    Or am I just dreaming?

  • Wil

    Thanks for this! This is great app!

  • Wil

    Thanks for this! This is great app!

  • Menzoic

    I have to load the program then go to the menu again and press the icon to make the sounds start playing

  • Menzoic

    I have to load the program then go to the menu again and press the icon to make the sounds start playing

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    [...] Lightsaber is cool, man… (Although outside the coolness factor, this feature still has to see real apps [...]

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