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August 31, 2012

Keyboard & Stylus Refuse to Die

Nathaniel Mott, Pando Daily


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“Everything old becomes new again.” This has been said of hair metal, skinny jeans, Valley Girl slang, and “21 Jump Street”, but the greatest example might be found in the tools that we use. Tools are developed and loved until something better comes along and we all try to joke about how horrible old technology was, and how silly we were for using those tools. But as I keep up with the IFA trade show from afar, I’m reminded of just how cyclical technology really is.

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