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Devices Quote by Leni Zumas

“Synesthesia has interested me for a long time, both as…” quote by Leni Zumas — Download Open image

“Synesthesia has interested me for a long time, both as a literary device and as a puncturing of the membranes that organize how the world comes into someone's head.”

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The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices.

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Televisions are devices with screens that things appear on.

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If, as I anticipate, a wide array of personal, portable information/communication devices becomes increasingly important and widespread for information-intensive users, it will be a…

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I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.

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We are beginning to see intimations of this in the implantation of computer devices into the human body.

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Truth is, people like buying things for $0.99 and $1.99 for their digital devices. We know that from iTunes. We know that from the…

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I think we're probably only about halfway through the number of revelations. I'm pretty certain there will be quite detailed stuff on other uses…

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