THE TECHNOLOGY BEYOND THE IMAGINATION . . .
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INTELLIGENT COMPUTING "CHIP"
Whenever we’re on the verge of a new advance in technology, we have to evaluate what it’s going to cost to leave old conventions behind. The things that evolve slowly just grow with features and capabilities progressively added; sometimes the process is smooth and organic, other times it’s totally haphazard. We grow and change our behavior as and when we notice these new additions, or curiosity drives us to actively discover them. Computers, gadgets, software and even websites usually see this as the best way to grow: it requires less effort and imagination, and even users who demand improvements like things to stay familiar! This is how pretty much every incremental upgrade that we see today works. The risk that companies take is to make their changes so timidly that they aren’t ever discovered and used.
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