Our friends at ArsTechnica hae discovered a neat little trick with the Apple iPhone 3G’s TV out functions. In a short demo video there is a demonstration of the iPhone interacting live with an image on the TV. This is not an official feature of the 2.2 SDK, but it has made itself known nonetheless

At the moment the features are limited and video only demos the accelerometer acting with an arrow on the television screen. And the video appears to only be around 15 frames per second. There are no functions available with the touch screen yet, but people are working on possibly integrating those features into this function.

What does this mean for the future? With these video out capabilities this could introduce new types of gaming experiences with touch sensitive gaming on your TV screen, or advanced guiding through powerpoint presentations. The implications are massive.

What will be interesting to see is how Apple will react to this development. As it is not an official feature of this 2.2 SDK it is unlcear if Apple will embrace these new developments or try to put the kibosh on it as they are not always fond of people tinkering with their products.

Where do you think this feature will take us? Check out the video and let us know what you think: