A compass made of light promises to be more sensitive than anything in a Boy Scout's wildest dreams.

一个用光制作的罗盘保准比一个小童子军最荒诞不经的梦中的任何东西都要来的敏感。

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The Note offers a full suite of sensors, including an accelerometer, compass and barometer, along with proximity and light.

Galaxy Note内置了相当完整的传感器，包括加速、方向与气压感应功能，以及接近感应与光线感应。

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The latest piece of the puzzle is superoxide, an oxygen molecule that may combine with light-sensitive proteins to form an in-eye compass, allowing birds to see Earth's magnetic field.

最新的谜题是过氧化物，这是一种氧分子，它可以与一些光敏蛋白质化合，在眼球中形成一个罗盘，让鸟儿们可以看到地球的磁场。

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Whereas the original prototype had a thin, flimsy shell, the Virta 2's gone downright rugged, ditching the iPhone chrome for a more durable gunmetal frame, and there's a full compliment of sensors (compass, accelerometer, ambient light and proximity) alongside quad-band radios, WiFi, Bluetooth and a pair of cameras for your video chat testing needs.

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Inside, the device is home to all the usual radios and sensors, including Bluetooth 3.0, a gyroscope, e-compass, aGPS, an ambient light sensor and a G-sensor, with either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage.

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That is why it is so painful to think of his final minute as he desperately tried to find his bearings in the unaccustomed darkness, searching for a light to restore that inner compass.

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