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TL;DR: The MacBook orientation sensor
...wasn't nearly as exciting as I or the title expected. C'mon now, why clickbait; also why is the comments section treating this so godly
EDIT: I just realized they DEVELOPED THE CALIBRATION SOFTWARE TO MAKE THIS THIS EASY. It's still just the angle sensor though, which is a very small fraction, but still very important regardless. You need to buy the software (one time) for €169 though
Why does a laptop need an orientation sensor
Every laptop for the past few decades has an orientation sensor. It's a standard part of the screen, since people generally want their laptops to sleep when you close them.
I think that's usually done with capacitive sensing.