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What kind of technologies would you like to see one day made real?

Why they thought the need to integrate a Gymbal mounted Camera Sensor into the Smart Phone, is beyond me.

Wow, yeah I don't know why anyone would need that. It just makes the phone look really bulky!

But at the end of the day, I'd rather just get a seperate Gymbal Stabilized Camera than have it integrated into my SmartPhone.

Smart. In a way, not so different from preferring external streaming sticks on a dumb TV to a smart TV. If the stick becomes outdated or ceases to work, you don't have to throw out the whole TV, you just replace the streaming stick.
 
Smart. In a way, not so different from preferring external streaming sticks on a dumb TV to a smart TV. If the stick becomes outdated or ceases to work, you don't have to throw out the whole TV, you just replace the streaming stick.
Sadly, Smart TV manufacturers don't want you to have good ole Dumb TV's.

They have their "Financial Incentives" to do that where they spy on your watching habits & serve you ads.
 
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Just saw a story on humanoid robots helping shoppers in Sydney with carrying bags and groceries to cars, and finding items. Pretty cool
 
Sadly, Smart TV manufacturers don't want you to have good ole Dumb TV's.

They have their "Financial Incentives" to do that where they spy on your watching habits & serve you ads.

Well see, that only really works if you have a SmartTV. I don't. It's an older HDTV from the pre-SmartTV days that shows no signs of slowing down. Still works like a charm after all these years, and if I eventually have to get a new TV, chances are I'd still be using standalone streaming sticks.
 
Well see, that only really works if you have a SmartTV. I don't. It's an older HDTV from the pre-SmartTV days that shows no signs of slowing down. Still works like a charm after all these years, and if I eventually have to get a new TV, chances are I'd still be using standalone streaming sticks.
That's far better than giving the TV manufacturers data, I hate the Smart TV era, it's pointless & money grubbing.
 
Yep, exactly. Mine doesn't even have any software to update. Just plug a stick in of my choosing to get the service I need, and I do need several as I can't get every service I need on one due to the way things are supported around here, but I still think that's far better than relying on the TV for it. No worries about the TV screweing up due to a bugged up app or update gone wrong. In other words, if I had a SmartTV, I would still use it like a DumbTV.
 
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