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I believe it's a documented fact that most of breakthrough technology feels like dabbling in triviality.

I read somewhere (will look for source when I get time), that when Thomas Edison invented phonograph, he believed there wouldn't be no other use for it than to listen to sermons at home.

I believe this __could__ over time revolutionize HCI and perhaps gaming.

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Exactly! The same thing could be said about touch-screens. We can do all these things with a keyboard, why need a touch screen. As a matter of fact, that was the argument Ballmer made during the launch of iPhone. I am not saying Soli would be the same. But it's hard to tell how things would turn out. Or it might take few iterations (maybe from other companies) to get there.

I believe it's a documented fact that breakthrough technologies involve breakthroughs.

Very pithy comment. Breakthroughs are only breakthroughs in hindsight. False positives and negatives abound in breakthrough declarations.

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