Technology is hard and takes time to develop, but often other issues, ranging from the development of technical standards, regulations, politics, bureaucracy, and legal issues get in the way and slow its development. This book is about how technologies emerge and provides several examples of technologies that have been highly touted for years (including HDTV, artificial intelligence, mobile communications satellites, and WAP) and are only now beginning to appear in any significant way as real products or services.
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Technology is hard and takes time to develop, but often other issues, ranging from the development of technical standards, regulations, politics, bureaucracy, and legal issues get in the way and slow its development. This book is about how technologies emerge and provides several examples of technologies that have been highly touted for years (including HDTV, artificial intelligence, mobile communications satellites, and WAP) and are only now beginning to appear in any significant way as real products or services.
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