Abstract: A charger plug for a smartphone is disconnected from its electrical cord and positioned on its back face with its electrical connector prongs extending upward, then the smartphone is oriented with a side edge facing generally downward and placed on the charger plug on its front face between its electrical connector prongs for use as a stand to stably support the smartphone for use. When standing on the charger in this way, the smartphone can be used for general purposes such a watching videos or it can be used particularly with a software application that automatically controls the smartphone's vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the smartphone. In typical embodiments, the smartphone and the charger-stand rotate together to compose a panoramic photograph, or for video-conferencing, gaming, or other uses.

Abstract: A software application for an electronic device with an integral or attached vibrator automatically controls activation of the vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the device. In typical embodiments, the device is a smartphone with a camera, and the application activates the vibrator to cause the device to rotate to a series of angular positions, activates the camera to take a series of photographs at those positions, and stitch together those photographs into a composite panoramic photograph. The application monitors the angular position of the device based on inputs from motion and/or position sensors of the device. In other embodiments, the application automatically activates the vibrator to induce hands-free rotation of the device for other uses such as video-conferencing or gaming. And in other embodiments, the application activates the vibrator to cue manual rotation of the device by the user for panoramic photography or other uses.

Abstract: A charger plug for a smartphone is disconnected from its electrical cord and positioned on its back face with its electrical connector prongs extending upward, then the smartphone is oriented with a side edge facing generally downward and placed on the charger plug on its front face between its electrical connector prongs for use as a stand to stably support the smartphone for use. When standing on the charger in this way, the smartphone can be used for general purposes such a watching videos or it can be used particularly with a software application that automatically controls the smartphone's vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the smartphone. In typical embodiments, the smartphone and the charger-stand rotate together to compose a panoramic photograph, or for video-conferencing, gaming, or other uses.

Abstract: A software application for an electronic device with an integral or attached vibrator automatically controls activation of the vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the device. In typical embodiments, the device is a smartphone with a camera, and the application activates the vibrator to cause the device to rotate to a series of angular positions, activates the camera to take a series of photographs at those positions, and stitch together those photographs into a composite panoramic photograph. The application monitors the angular position of the device based on inputs from motion and/or position sensors of the device. In other embodiments, the application automatically activates the vibrator to induce hands-free rotation of the device for other uses such as video-conferencing or gaming. And in other embodiments, the application activates the vibrator to cue manual rotation of the device by the user for panoramic photography or other uses.