And, two decades ago, that was certainly the case when Apple paired up a quirky all-in-one computer with a breakthrough graphical user interface for the original Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984.
To emulate this kind of behaviour - albeit in a more simplistic fashion - Dr Rao and his team are developing a hierarchical brain-computer interface for controlling the robot.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have partnered together on a successful trial for a brain-computer interface that allows a person to control a robotic arm using only their thoughts.
The shifting user interface is a training nightmare for my non-computer savvy managers.
President and co-founder of Emotiv Systems, Tan Le, said the brain-to-computer interface was undoubtedly the future for video games.
The Emotiv EPOC headset - the first Brain Computer Interface (BCI) device for the gaming market is the technology behind the revolution -- and the company claims to have already mastered thought control.
For someone with the current brain-computer interface technology, it takes tremendous concentration and effort to type out a short message on a computer screen.
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Both the AC750 and AC1800 are the first Belkin routers to feature Simple Start, a browser- based setup interface that streamlines the installation process and eliminates the needs for a computer or CD drive.
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Windows 8 was an ambitious attempt to update the personal computer for the tablet era by moving to a new touchscreen interface based on colourful tiles, hiding the "desktop" launch screen familiar to white collar workers and consumers around the world.
"As OEMs adopt 3-D motion control technology, they're spurring a rapid evolution in computer interface innovations and helping free the full power and potential of computing for consumers, " said Leap Motion co-founder and CEO Michael Buckwald.
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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.
Take, for example, the GUI or Graphical User Interface, which allows the moving of items on a desktop computer using icons and a mouse.
"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products, " Apple said in its 38-page suit.
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