"The most profound technologies are those that disappear," wrote Mark Weiser, the chief technology officer of Xerox PARC, in the early 1990s.
Stating that the "most profound technologies are the ones that disappear", Pat Gelsinger Senior VP and GM of the Digital Enterprise Group for Intel set the tone for his IDF keynote speech with highlights from a future world of mobile computing.
He also took note of momentous events here at home, like the election of the nation's first black president, Barack Obama, and he marveled at the profound changes technology had ushered in during his time here.
These two new products (CD-X10i and MC-DX22i) utilize the profound SurfaceSound technology that will deliver full sound out of a pair of thin speakers.
This is not to throw the baby out with the bathwater; everyone acknowledged the profound gifts technology is offering us, and it's just about refining our relationship with it.
The reality is that we live on the edges of profound new technologies that could each individually changes everything or come together and change nothing.
Beckett shared a similar desire and expertise, as his production notebooks attest, as well as a profound engagement with technology as a means for expression.
But psychologists and other experts are starting to take a look at a less-sensational but potentially more profound phenomenon: whether technology may be changing the very nature of kids' friendships.
The court's decision is likely to have a profound impact on technology industries, emboldening European regulators in antitrust fights against other companies, including Apple, over its dominance of the music download market, and Intel, over its virtual control over the microchip industry.
