Home (Digital cameras -- Infrared thermometers -- Hearing aids -- Camcorders -- the TV remote [television remote] -- the V-chip -- Surround sound -- Stud finders -- Metal detectors -- Holiday lighting -- Robotic lawnmowers -- Light-up sneakers -- Electronic fences -- Robotic pets -- the Singing fish -- Musical greetings) -- Computers and the Internet (Digital vs. analog -- the Chip -- Processor speed -- PC crashes [personal computer crashes] -- LCD screens [liquid crystal display screens] -- Touch screens -- Retinal displays -- the Mouse -- Touch pads -- Modems -- Finding Web addresses -- Sending data -- Cookies -- Compressing data -- Compressing music -- Encryption -- Flatbed scanners -- Inkjet printers -- Recordable CDs [recordable compact discs] -- Pagers -- Digital pen).
Entertainment and sports (Bike computers -- Tennis monitors -- Snow-making -- the Virtual first-down strips -- Bowling alleys -- Sailboat racing -- Laser tag -- Betting systems -- Pinball machines -- Music kiosks -- MIDI [musical instrument digital interface] -- Concert hall acoustics -- Capturing motion -- 3-D movies [3-dimensional movies] -- Laser shows -- Personal tracking device) -- Business and industry (the Global Positional System [GPS] -- Wind generators -- Fuel cells -- the Power grid -- Oil drilling -- Fast food -- Sewer robots -- Surveying tools -- Machine vision -- Face recognition -- Postal technology -- Bill readers -- A.T.M.'s [automatic teller machines] -- Smart elevators -- Smart plumbing -- Bar codes -- Scanners -- Moving images -- Electronic ink -- Recycling -- the Radio spectrum).
Transportation (Driving simulator -- Night vision -- Stronger headlights -- Electronic tolls -- Synchronized lights -- Speeding up mass transit -- Flight recorders -- Emergency beacon watch) -- Science and health (Earth-observing satellites -- Radar mapping -- a Space dust collector -- Ion propulsion -- Weather radar -- Sensor fish -- Satellite tracking -- a Camera in a pill -- Remote-control surgery -- Laser vision correction).
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