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Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M by plasticchris on Thursday December 01, 2016 @12:41PM (#13081471)
The magnetometer is always recalibrating itself, so changes to the local magnetic field can be cancelled out.
Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M by tgb on Thursday December 01, 2016 @02:05PM (#13082380)
How? Sensor fusion with a gyroscope will help transient problems, like walking past some iron rebar, but would have to drift back to the magnetometer's reading if in a long-term situation. Using the GPS as a compass is pretty sketchy, too, AFAIK. Is there some smarter trick?