And we might also note that these game-changing bits of hardware are routinely supplied by, yes, you guessed it, "advanced liberal democracies".
Christopher Johnson at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, says that while China's different bits of hardware are now pretty good, the tricky bit is developing the software to make them all work together.
At a time when many of the nation's transport links, electricity grids, water systems, and other essential bits of hardware are crumbling, the need for repairs and upgrades should be obvious to all.
Everyone's definition of hardware is a bit different.
The amount of hardware was also distracting.
Like Benedect Evans said to The Guardian, while the HTC One might be a collection of lovely bits of hardware, that's not enough alone.
It would certainly be a shame if Cernan's steps were scuffed or a bit of Apollo hardware was damaged.
The implementation of the novel fast algorithm for 32-bit hardware is discussed, and the implementations for 24-bit and 16-bit hardware are also introduced, which are more suitable for mobile communication devices.
This last item is vital, and until recently it was the one bit of hardware that was missing from the iPhone, says Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis of Mobilizy, the Austrian software house which developed Wikitude.
If the roadmap I previously alluded to is accurate, then the refreshed tab looks appears to be the last major bit of hardware RIM was planned before the first BlackBerry 10 devices make their debut in early 2013.
