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Published 7 years ago by paddystacks with 1 Comments
by paddystacks
7 years ago 1

This 1999 tech magazine column predicted the rise of smartphones with scary accuracy (AND their effect on privacy)

David Gerrold eerily predicted the rise of the smartphone in a 1999 tech column.

Continue Reading https://uk.news.yahoo.com

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  • sashinator
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    Wow. Astonishing. This sage predicted in the age of Blackberry, iPod, digital camera and dotcom boom that those technologies would combine to form a smartphone? That is miraculous. How did he ever manage to connect those things is beyond my comprehension.

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