The ubiquity of smartphones, and rapid developments in artificial intelligence and cloud computing have turned the tricorder into more than a pipedream.

无处不在的智能手机，飞速发展的人工智能和云计算，这一切都让三录仪变得更加真实。

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The pipe may no longer be fashionable, but the pipedream cannot be exiled with it.

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Maybe you think space travel is just a pipedream so you settle for something else.

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That proved to be a pipedream, and the 2020 goal will prove equally unattainable.

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