Nanoelectronic information technologies can put a computer in a desktop box; Nanomechanical APM technologies can put a factory in a desktop box.
Although conventional Polaroid instant film could be modified for use in a desktop printer, prints would cost several dollars apiece.
We had saved enough that my father invested in a desktop computer, which we bought new for $2,500.
The apps are available initially only for Apple products, including iPhones and iPads, and in a desktop version available online.
Strains of Annie Lennox singing "I Need a Man" streamed in, too, and in a desktop basket I spotted earplugs for $1.
"In a desktop PC network, the biggest problem you have is someone kicking a cord out," said David Fritz, one of the MegaDroid designers.
But most people have lost interest in the debate, assuming that anyone claiming to have observed fusion in a desktop experiment is a crank or a fraud.
They can throw out trash, file papers they no longer need in a desktop file box at home and sort items by weight, with the heaviest going in first.
"I know I could have bought something comparable for about $1,500 less in a desktop machine, but those guys have to carry those towers and monitors out of here," he said, looking over the rows of behemoths.
Mayer faced two intertwined problems: Yahoo's relevance was dwindling because it was still stuck in a desktop age, showing big banner ads to people checking their email, even while the world had gone mobile.
