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The Technology Hype Cycle

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-article-perpetuates-the-cycle dept.

jira writes "What does it take for a new gadget to be succesfull on the market? Which technologies will become part of everyday life in the future? BBC investigates the Techology Hype Cycle."

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  1. Re:Future or Furniture? by farnz · · Score: 4, Informative
    It's a British usage; anything that's "part of the furniture" is so accepted that you don't notice it specifically.

    So, having a sofa isn't something special, and nor is being on the Internet. Owning an iPod is, thus the iPod is not part of the furniture.

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    I appear to have a blog. Odd.
  2. Re:Future or Furniture? by kfg · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here, this might help:

    Furniture Definition

    Yes, people actually furnish themselves and their homes with an internet connection.

    Once one understands what furniture actually means it is also easier to understand the metphorical phrase "become part of the furniture."

    KFG