Computing’s inflection points occur when new user-interface concepts enter the mainstream. The advent of the graphical user interface is one example; the touch interface, now universal on smartphones and tablets, is another. Computing is in the midst of yet another inflection with the advent of voice control, but meanwhile the haptic revolution is still unfolding. […]
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