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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by mellosouls on Friday August 04, 2023 @04:09AM (#36996932)
A minor observation - pretty much all of those describe a type where applicable, except for iPhone. "Smartphone" would have been consistent and more accurate. I don't know if that's a bias or proofreading issue.

It's an interesting and thought-provoking list though.

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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by regularfry on Friday August 04, 2023 @07:29AM (#36998462)
Smartphones existed before the iPhone, but Apple blew the market open.
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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by mellosouls on Friday August 04, 2023 @08:09AM (#36998839)
Yes, I fully understand that but the segment would have existed without them though may have taken a little longer to mature the user experience and ubiquity.
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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by LargeTomato on Friday August 04, 2023 @09:49AM (#37000016)
You wouldn't say "model T" you'd say car.

You wouldn't say "Boeing 737" you'd say flight.

They're saying iPhone because it's attention grabbing. No other reason.

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