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I think it could actually be done. I know my MBPr has accelerometers in it that can be accessed.

(visit http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google-gravity/ with Chrome on a MBPr)

So the thief should steal slowly? :)

Hehe verrrrrryyy slooowwwwly.

The MacBooks with mechanical hard drives have the motion sensors.

I believe that's why they were originally added, to protect the disk in the event of a drop. My early 2013 13" MBPr definitely has both an SSD and accelerometers, though I don't know if they kept them for later models. Cool app/idea btw!

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