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In 1596, Sir John Harington, a godson to Queen Elizabeth I, installed a remarkable device in his home. He called it the "Ajax,"…

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There’s a peculiar scent to modern life. It’s the smell of a new car, the off-gassing of a freshly painted wall, the faint chem…

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For half a century, our living rooms have been silently dominated by an unwelcome guest: the black monolith. Inspired by Kubric…

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In the sweltering summer of 1858, London was under siege. The enemy was not a foreign army, but an invisible, inescapable force…

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Behold the modern television. It is a sleek, black monolith, a pane of polished glass hanging on the wall with the unobtrusive …

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There is a dream, as old as storytelling itself, of a perfect window. A pane of glass that looks out not onto our world, but on…

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On the surface of nearly every product we purchase, there is a silent, universal language. It’s a cryptic string of dates, lot …

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For decades, the light in our homes has been a blunt instrument. A simple flip of a switch floods a room with a static, unyield…

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This report provides a comprehensive scientific analysis of the Jacchozhi X5 3D Face Recognition Smart Door Lock, a device that…

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The morning rush is a scene of chaotic beauty familiar to millions. Backpacks are packed, lunches are made, and a flurry of que…