The Symbian S60 operating system has been well known for being an open platform and people with mobile phones can install all manner of useful apps and games, amongst the millions of apps out there for free includes the N95 Lightsaber app.

The app makes good use of the motion detecting feature built into the Nokia N95 (unlocked via the downloadable addon below), so when you slide your phone open it makes the sound of the iconic weapon powering up and idly hums whilst glowing green or red (or Light side or Dark side). Once you start waving the phone a round it will make the sound of a lightsaber being swung around.

Ultra Geeky or Ultra Cool? You be the judge, whilst this is a rather trivial application of the motion sensing abilities of todays mobile phones it isproving that developers are working with new abilities and we can anticipate some other inventive uses of accelerometers in the future!

May the force be with you!