Since the launch of the Polaroid Land Camera in 1948, the first instant camera, people around the world have enjoyed the magic of Polaroid instant photography.
Glamorgan captain Jamie Dalrymple's decision to bowl first brought instant rewards when Rob White was brilliantly caught for a duck at silly mid-on by Gareth Rees off the bowling of James Harris.
The first might be simultaneously instant-messaging, listening to music and e-mailing, the other puffing a Gitane and jotting down notes about being and nothingness.
Amazon.com announced the launch of the Amazon Instant Video app for PlayStation 3 (PS3), making the PS3 system the first video game console system to offer Amazon Instant Video, and allowing PS3 users to stream Prime Instant Videos and rent or buy the latest movies and TV episodes directly from their PS3.
In 2011, she came up with an instant classic with her first set of cutlery, called Dorotea, created for the Swedish firm Gense.
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It was her first trip home since she became an instant celebrity during the Republican Convention.
Founded in 1998, Tencent first gained an online presence with an instant-messaging platform.
"In our testing so far, we've found that micro-interactions like taking a near-instant photo or sharing your first person perspective have been the most compelling, " said the spokesman.
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Time seemed to fold in on itself, and in an instant I found myself aboard my first flight to London.
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The first meeting between the two schools was an instant classic, a one-possession game in the final 30 seconds even though South Carolina didn't score again after Ashley Bruner's bucket with 2:52 left tied it at 69.
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Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay.
That ability translated to instant success at Florida Gulf Coast, now the first No. 15 seed ever in the Sweet 16.
One of the first to benefit is expected to be Lotus Sametime, an instant-messaging add-on for firms that already license Lotus Notes and its related networking software.
The show first burst on to our screens last year, proving an instant hit by combining the twin British loves of fly-on-the-wall TV and all things celebrity.
So'oialo slid under several challenges to claim New Zealand's second try and restore the lead, but the introduction of Frederic Michalak had instant effect as France promptly went ahead for the first time.
Walcott almost hit an instant reply, in what was one of his first meaningful contributions, and there followed a pulsating period in which Aguero fired wide, Hart saved from Van Persie and Zabaleta hit the post from 20 yards.
But, at worst, Google Instant did accomplish one thing: It represented the first obvious innovation that Google has rolled out before Microsoft since Microsoft embarrassed Google with real-time Twitter search and other search innovations that appeared to catch Google asleep at the switch.
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The Windows Live Messenger instant messaging program was known as MSN Messenger when it first launched in 1999.
Ronnie Rosenthal joined Liverpool from Belgium's Standard Liege in March 1990 and made an instant impact, scoringscored a hat-trick on his first start before adding four more in the final six games to help the club secure the title.
The first in the series, "The Passage, " was an instant bestseller in 2010 winning widespread praise from critics and a worldwide legion of fans.
Brian McClair was an instant success at Old Trafford and scored 24 goals in his first season becoming the first player since George Best to score over 20 League goals in one season.
Collingwood, not called upon until the 33rd over, saw his first ball flicked for four by Umar Akmal, but revenge was almost instant, a caught and bowled accounting for the batsman two balls later.
Although there have been malicious bots around for some time instant messaging, security firm IMLogic believes that this is the first time someone has tried to use bot code to help spread a worm around an IM network by pretending to be a legitimate user.
Anderson reaped instant success as Shane Watson edged a simple catch to Swann at first slip and Tim Paine, fresh from a maiden one-day ton at Trent Bridge in the previous match, followed suit to give Onions his first one-day wicket for England.
Microsoft's Kinect became an instant hit after it debuted in November, selling 1 million units in its first 10 days.
Cybermentors.org.uk is thought to be the first website in the world where help for victims comes from others their own age through instant messaging and online videos.
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The first Corvette debuted at the GM Motorama in New York City on January 17, 1953, and was an instant sensation.
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