In the future Navisens hopes to be able to display that orientation in the form of, perhaps, a small green triangle - which has obvious appeal to potential advertisers seeking out ways to know how, where and when potential customers are almost face-to-face with their products.

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The capacitive display can recognize orientation, letting you drop the controller in any position throughout the surface, then outputting a map to match.

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On average, women display a stronger value-orientation, a lower risk preference, a greater willingness to delay gratification, and a preference for thoughtful research-based purchase decisions.

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This orientation has been on rich display in the research on same-sex parenting, which is scientific primarily in the sense that it is typically conducted by people with postgraduate degrees.

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The Thrive's got a haptic display and a button to lock the screen orientation.

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