All radically advance the human-machine interface that can change computing as much in the next couple of decades as those following 1984.

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And woe be to he who actually develops for the platform, because he may soon find out that it all became wasted effort at the next over-caffeinated random user interface change.

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The upgrade features a new Metro user interface - designed for touch gesture controls - which Mr Dell said should prompt users to change their computer.

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The coloured back of the phone is interchangeable - and the operating system's interface will change depending on what type of cover you have.

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With simple installation and an intuitive web-based interface, the DockStar network adapter will change the way people control the access and sharing of their content by creating their own personal storage 'clouds' while keeping the security and privacy of the drives' content because it is located within their home.

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Still, we were disappointed that there's no way to change from one app to the next via the in-car interface.

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Rather than discussing the already worn (and to me irrelevant) debate of digital book versus analog book, I talked about future technologies like brain computer interface, real-time simulation and programmable material, and how these will change the face of literature far beyond the Kindle, perhaps eventually eliminating text altogether.

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While the design may change, the interface is expected to be easier for people to use than existing cable on-screen menus, widely viewed as clunky.

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