Paul Saffo, a futurologist and one of the world's most enthusiastic technophiles, also looks at the downside.

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Online shopping may have captured the imagination of technophiles and the public.

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Founded in 1985 by tech luminary Stewart Brand , The Well played virtual home to tens of thousands of artists, writers and technophiles.

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But will there be a market for these devices outside of early-adopter technophiles and loyalists who will scoop up any new product their favorite company creates?

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"It's at a point where it's not just the early adopter, technophiles buying digital sets, " says John Revie , Samsung vice president of visual display marketing.

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America's markets attract the technophiles, China's lure the gold bugs.

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For rebellious technophiles, Earth Station 5 seems a tantalising mix.

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Apple has won over spendy technophiles in developing markets as well as carriers in Nokia's weakest market, the U.S. Nokia, however, has unmatched distribution muscle in the developing world.

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The Italian company i'm hit a first incredible success last year with the world premiere presentation of i'm Watch, the world's first smartwatch that meanwhile has become a cult object for technophiles.

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That's great for gamers, technophiles and Dell shareholders.

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The culture of technophiles can provide another advantage.

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