She heard the sound of the sewing machine clattering into action.

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The action has shifted from one machine to many, a network of sales, services and information-sharing.

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Like Harmison, Johnson sometimes gives the impression that his best spells almost happen by happy accident, his action less well-oiled machine than a randomly-firing weapon.

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Mr Stilman said he planned to create software that first identified an object, then determined potential things that could be done with it, before turning it into "a simple machine" that could be used to complete an action.

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Every action, query and saved contact is food for thought for a machine, and new, powerful computers are able to readily run through this data to uncover our uniquely human patterns.

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The arcade machine will allow up to three people to take part in the sword fighting action using the exact same finger-based swipes that has made the game a hit on iPhone and iPad.

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