This is a clear instance of wishful thinking over actual experience.

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The technology would enable a person talking to someone with a loud, high-pitched, rapid-fire voice to sound similar even if his actual voice was soft, low and slow, for instance.

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For instance, compared to the limited selection in an actual bookstore, Amazon can list a huge catalog of titles, and it's easy to search among them online.

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That opens up the possibility of putting virtual objects into the real world, letting you "pick up" a computer-generated 3D architectural model and spin it around in your hand, for instance, or gesture to control a virtual display appearing on an actual wall.

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The licence tax, for instance, caused deep resentment because of a formula that taxed many cars at considerably more than their actual value.

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