I agree that the dynamic perspective and angle detection just seems like a gimmick.
The 2 serious uses for it I can see are:
* Scrolling through things by tilting the phone. Personally I think this seems like a useful feature.
* Playing certain mobile games.
For general use, I don't think it'd be that helpful or aesthetically appealing other than "oh that looks cool". I don't really see the purpose of it when looking at maps, or especially looking at your home screen... In fact I imagine many people may find it annoying in many of the phone views.
There have been a few apps with tilt scrolling such as instapaper, kindle, etc. Mostly reading apps. If found them impractical as I tend to read at a pretty small area of the screen, constantly adjusting the text so my reading area is at the top. I tried tilting but it never felt as natural as just keeping my thumb in position to scroll.
The 2 serious uses for it I can see are:
* Scrolling through things by tilting the phone. Personally I think this seems like a useful feature.
* Playing certain mobile games.
For general use, I don't think it'd be that helpful or aesthetically appealing other than "oh that looks cool". I don't really see the purpose of it when looking at maps, or especially looking at your home screen... In fact I imagine many people may find it annoying in many of the phone views.