# Dynolicious turns iPhone into cheap performance meter **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 29, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365 "2008-07-29T17:36:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/1 "2008-07-29T17:36:54Z")
> **[Dynolicious turns iPhone into cheap performance meter](https://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/29/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/)** > > The world has gone iPhone crazy since Apple released v2.0 of its sleek mobile device, and while GPS and 3G have been big draws, the multitude of available software apps in the new App Store has been the real wild card. One app that has us really... Looks neat, might be worth the 13 bucks to check out. ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/2 "2008-07-29T17:39:07Z")
Pretty cool IMO ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/3 "2008-07-29T17:40:54Z")
there is a thread about this on the bmw fourms, verdict is it’s as accurate as any other , I’ll try it tommorow ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/4 "2008-07-29T17:46:06Z")
I’m gunna buy it now and F around with it :tup: ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/5 "2008-07-29T18:19:29Z")
I plan on grabbing one in a month or two and hope any bugs are out ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/6 "2008-07-29T18:23:15Z")
I was about to buy this then I read the reviews. I think I’ll wait for an updated version or someone to write one with less bugs. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/7 "2008-07-29T18:36:37Z")
Hmm… Kinda cool, except i already have a beltronics FX-2. Color graphs are fun. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/8 "2008-07-29T21:20:02Z")
Cool. I would need a car worth tuning though ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/9 "2008-07-29T21:23:10Z")
Just out of curiousity why does the iPhone have an accelerometer built into it? Isn’t it fully solid state, or does it use the angle to change display settings/app functions? ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/10 "2008-07-29T21:26:39Z")
ooooo wonder if someone will do something similar using the real time GPS? ---
**Author:** ![943kgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4bbf92/32.png) [@943kgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/943kgt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/11 "2008-07-29T21:56:03Z")
gonna get it now, any updates are free just fyi. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/12 "2008-07-29T21:59:25Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Just out of curiousity why does the iPhone have an accelerometer built into it? Isn’t it fully solid state, or does it use the angle to change display settings/app functions? 2 accelerometers actually… which supposidly are VERY accurate… ---
**Author:** ![943kgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4bbf92/32.png) [@943kgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/943kgt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/13 "2008-07-29T22:06:47Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > 2 accelerometers actually… which supposidly are VERY accurate… Word, just download labryinth you’ll see how sensitive it is! ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/14 "2008-07-29T22:20:47Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Just out of curiousity why does the iPhone have an accelerometer built into it? Isn’t it fully solid state, or does it use the angle to change display settings/app functions? In typical apple fashion, they decided people would think its awesome if you tip over your iPhone and the browser tips over with it. And in the new 2.0 software update if you tip it in calculator, it goes into scientific mode. Its just a basic xy, yet pretty sensitive, there is a level app, and a lot of games use it. ---
**Author:** ![943kgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4bbf92/32.png) [@943kgt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/943kgt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/15 "2008-07-29T22:24:40Z")
> [@ZOMGVTEK](#): > > In typical apple fashion, they decided people would think its awesome if you tip over your iPhone and the browser tips over with it. And in the new 2.0 software update if you tip it in calculator, it goes into scientific mode. > > Its just a basic xy, yet pretty sensitive, there is a level app, and a lot of games use it. also hotness when you take the phone off your ear the screen illuminates. its the little things in life that make me happy lol. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/16 "2008-07-29T22:26:40Z")
> [@943kgt](#): > > also hotness when you take the phone off your ear the screen illuminates. its the little things in life that make me happy lol. Well that has nothing to do with the accelerometer, but yes it is awesome. Why the hell should the screen on my phone be on when its facing my ear? No need to light up my face and kill the battery, nice apple decided to do something about this outrage. But i don’t have a iphone, so my face glows during conversations. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/17 "2008-07-29T22:27:26Z")
Lets do some tests and compare it to the drift box then! ---
**Author:** ![Hortanica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Hortanica](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hortanica)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/18 "2008-07-29T22:53:46Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Just out of curiousity why does the iPhone have an accelerometer built into it? Isn’t it fully solid state, or does it use the angle to change display settings/app functions? IMO they are there to make the GPS function better, and be more accurate than other ones, using the [Dead Reckoning](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation#Dead_reckoning) process. By having one for ‘horizontal’ and ‘vertical’, it can (as shown by this program) detect how fast your moving, what your lateral g’s are, and predict where you’ll be/are by the time it’s displayed on the screen. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/19 "2008-07-30T04:49:06Z")
i’d buy an iphone if this app turns out to be a good one… ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365/20 "2008-07-30T04:56:42Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > Lets do some tests and compare it to the drift box then! This doesn’t use GPS yet, just the accelorometer. Meaning, it would die next to the drift box currently ☹ [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dynolicious-turns-iphone-into-cheap-performance-meter/52365.md?page=2)