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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by w0utert on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @10:17AM (#12261904)
And in addition to that, they should add an accelerometer for even more fun when testing shake and tilt gestures. ;-)
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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by evan_ on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:06AM (#12262300)
MacBooks have always had accelerometers, originally it was called the "sudden motion sensor" and was ostensibly used to park the hard drives in the event of a dropped computer.

I'm pretty sure they're still in the modern MacBooks, though Google seems to be mixed on the matter.

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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by mikestew on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:47AM (#12262615)
That sensor was taken out with the SSD MBPs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201666 (under Note at the top of the page.
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Re:Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Years by intoverflow2 on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @11:36AM (#12262515)
It is not because there is no need to park the HD
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