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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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