Well, for starters, who says the sensors have to be in the device itself? Accelerometers would be handy in gaming devices, for instance. I'm not positing this

Well, for starters, who says the sensors have to be in the device itself? Accelerometers would be handy in gaming devices, for instance. I'm not positing this as a huge win for Linux, but it's not useless either. Built-in GPS would be fairly cool for a laptop, even if it's just for wardriving or something.