In our regular Ultrabook software development articles we’ve been bringing you tips, tricks and thoughts about many aspects of touch, sensor and perceptual computing coding for Ultrabooks and Ultrabook convertibles. Today we’ve got a simple tip for developers wanting to read the orientation state and operating mode. If the user has a convertible you really should be paying attention to whether it’s in a slate or clamshell state so here’s a how-to and code sample.