In his book, 1984, George Orwell proposed the idea of television screens that also acted as camera and allowed a remote viewer to monitor whatever was going on in front of them.
In the year 1984, Apple Computers released an advert for the first Mac with the slogan 'Why 1984 won't be like 1984.'
In the year 2005, Apple Computers released the new iMac, a device with a display screen and integrated camera which allowed a remote viewer to monitor whatever was going on in front of it.
I seem to recall reading here on/. that Apple actually took this a step further and patented a screen with a clusters of cameras built in-between the pixels -- which is REALLY close to Orwell's 1984. -- ra
The solution to things being stolen from packages shouldn't be windows in boxes or these elaborate packaging suggestions I've been reading here. Why not just get rid of the thing that hires the product altogether? Package design should minimize waste materials like hard plastic shavings that are like razors to the environment.
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In his book, 1984, George Orwell proposed the idea of television screens that also acted as camera and allowed a remote viewer to monitor whatever was going on in front of them.
/. that Apple actually took this a step further and patented a screen with a clusters of cameras built in-between the pixels -- which is REALLY close to Orwell's 1984.
In the year 1984, Apple Computers released an advert for the first Mac with the slogan 'Why 1984 won't be like 1984.'
In the year 2005, Apple Computers released the new iMac, a device with a display screen and integrated camera which allowed a remote viewer to monitor whatever was going on in front of it.
I seem to recall reading here on
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ra
The solution to things being stolen from packages shouldn't be windows in boxes or these elaborate packaging suggestions I've been reading here. Why not just get rid of the thing that hires the product altogether? Package design should minimize waste materials like hard plastic shavings that are like razors to the environment.