He stood out in three ways—as a technologist, as a corporate leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal functional gadgets.

他以三种身份脱颖而出——既是一名技术专家，又是一名企业领导人，同时还是一位能让人们对曾经非个性化的实用小玩意着迷的人。

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What does the author imply about the various gadgets on cars?

关于汽车上的各种小装置，作者暗示了什么？

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He stood out in three ways—as a technologist, as a corporate leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets.

他在三个方面脱颖而出——作为一名技术专家，作为一名企业领导人，作为一个曾经不近人情的“工具人”、如今能够得到人们喜爱的人。

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The site's search bar was our favorite to use and made it simple to see what gadgets we could sell.

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It is not yet clear what gadgets successful applicants will be working on but the ad suggests it could involve replacements for mouse and keyboard.

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That has freed the rumor mill to churn about what new gadgets the company may be preparing to launch.

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