I am not what you would call a “Trekkie.”

This review is of the Star TrekTricorderopen source Android project byMoonblink.

For starters, the configuration screen includes everything it’s crucial that you set up your own Tricorder.

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The Tricorder Sensor Readings

So, what readings do you get?

Basically you’ve got the five screens that I’m going to show you in this article.

First, we’ll take a look at the GRAV screen.

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My favorite part is actually not so much the hard data but the graphical display.

As an electrical engineer, this is my absolute favorite screen.

The phone also sensed other magnetic fields near other parts of the laptop as well as I glided across.

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This one is my second favorite screen.

This baby will definitely do the trick.

The electromagnetic spectrum screen was a little bit disheartening to me.

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Currently, this system will only detect the signal level for Cellular and WiFi frequency.

At first this screen made me do a double take.

How on earth could the phone sensors detect solar flares?

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Have you ever used anyTricorderapplication on your own mobile phone?

How does this one match up?

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