High-tech sport

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Technological innovations have destroyed some of the fun in sport, making it a contest between machines instead of athletes. Aerodynamic designs in bicycles, carbon fibers in tennis rackets and specially designed yachts destroy the competition. Innovation in sports should be controlled but not banned.

Innovations, Sports

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A connected world

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The advent of the fax, the mobile telephone and the Internet has brought about radical changes in the telecommunications industry since 1977, and liberalization and technological innovation is likely to transform the communications business beyond recognition during the 21st century.

author: Cairncross, Frances
Twenty-first century

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Better, faster, cheaper: why life in a connected world will be different

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The rise of the Internet will likely cause a revolution in the way telecommunication networks are managed. The maintenance of the network will probably be separated from the services offered over the Internet. Pricing will be based on quality rather than connect time.

Internet

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subjects list: Social aspects, Technological innovations, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Forecasts and trends
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