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" Implanting a microchip inside the brain to augment its mental powers has long been a science fiction trope. "

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" Wifi was never supposed to be a big thing and certainly not a thing that would become as vital to a home as indoor plumbing. "

" No one in Silicon Valley loves virtual reality or believes in its future as much as Clay Bavor. "

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" Inevitably, we will spend a multiple of the amount we used to drop on a new router once the old one petered out. The New Wifi is the $5 latte to the standard cup of coffee. "

" After a few days with the iPhone X, I can begin to make out its themes. It's a step towards fading the actual physical manifestation of technology into a mist where it's just there - a phone that's 'all screen,' one that turns on simply by seeing you, one that removes the mechanics of buttons and charging cables. "

" In the history of U.S. elections, the fall of 2000 is notorious for the debacle that occurred in the country's attempt to elect a president that year. "

" The iPod Shuffle was something unique for Apple: a device stripped down to a single function. "

" Barack Obama was a president who understood not only how technology could transform the way government services worked but also technology itself. He got it. "

" Our chips keep getting faster, and our data rates keep climbing, but at the end of the day - or worse, by mid-afternoon - those power meters on our screens inevitably turn to red. "

" There has never been an unexpectedly short debugging period in the history of computers. "

" To political technocrats, 2008 marks the maturation of 'microtargeting' - a technique that, if things are as close in November as expected, may well affect who takes the White House. "

" Internet-centric companies have already begun changing the rules with binge-watching, flexible running times, fewer commercials, and crowd-sourced content. The brainpower - and just plain power - of the most valued tech firms will change things even more. "

" There's plenty to admire in the iPhone X straight from the unboxing. The biggest change stares you in the face: that screen, that screen. "

" Every great device, gadget, electric car, and robot would be even greater if batteries didn't suck so badly. "

" Normally, my digital peregrinations take me to destinations like Facebook, YouTube, and boingboing.net. "

" All through the 1980s, Apple kept its prices high. There were many reasons Microsoft's much bigger user base managed to resist moving to the GUI - but price was high among them. "

" With the iPod - Apple's first successful stab at market dominance - Apple had begun with a high price but quickly dropped it. "

" Even though chess isn't the toughest thing that computers will tackle for centuries, it stood as a handy symbol for human intelligence. No matter what human-like feat computers perform in the future, the Deep Blue match demands an indelible dot on all timelines of AI progress. "

" Fast, cheap, abundant broadband is a fantastic economic accelerator, enabling breakout businesses and kick-starting new industries. "

" No company has embraced the liberating aspects of the Internet as a 'new marketplace of ideas' more than the search giant Google. "

" I am old enough to have grown up glued to a screen offering only three alternatives, each of which was an all-powerful national network that seemed permanently ensconced in the entertainment stratosphere. "

" If you're 19, you don't know what can't be done. "

" We were promised a society of philosophers. But the Blogosphere is looking more and more like a nation of ankle-biters. "

" The vast majority of Americans perform sophisticated digital tasks on a daily basis. Grandmas and grandpas e-mail digital photos of their cruise trip and IM their kids in school. So a politician admitting that he or she can't bother to learn those things indicates a horse-and-buggy mentality. "

" The iPhone was such a phenomenon that even the humble journalists chosen for an early look were thrust into a spotlight. "

" Through a mix of market forces and regulation, we've brought civilization to the electronic provinces. "

" The rush into scripted video by tech giants is going to accelerate an evolution of entertainment that's already underway. We're already moving away from the idea that drama is a 60-minute exercise with four bathroom breaks. "

" Since the iPhone, the most transformative products have not been gadgets but services. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have changed lives, but they didn't launch to massive fanfare. "

" Every year, I come to TED prepared to roll my eyes a lot at the beginning, but knowing that at some point in the intellectual marathon, my brain will buckle to the cascade of ideas and bend to the painstakingly rehearsed presentations. "

" My favorite thing to do with my iPod was to shuffle my entire music collection and marvel at what songs came next. Sometimes the segues would be so perfect that it seemed a genius deejay was behind the wheel. "