Media Summary: Anthony Smith examines some of the more far-reaching and subtle effects of the new information age. He asks: Can we foresee ... Kieran Prendiville tests out some of the latest headphone designs. The bonephone is a novel idea that is worn not over the ears, ... "Experts predict that in twenty years time, all new houses will be built with special computer points." Derek Cooper voices a report ...

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Anthony Smith examines some of the more far-reaching and subtle effects of the new information age. He asks: Can we foresee ... Kieran Prendiville tests out some of the latest headphone designs. The bonephone is a novel idea that is worn not over the ears, ... "Experts predict that in twenty years time, all new houses will be built with special computer points." Derek Cooper voices a report ... "The promise is enormous." Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly between the skyscrapers of a city centre? Featuring a unique one-handed keyboard inspired by the Micro Writer "I may be an addict but I call myself an enthusiast, not an obsessive person" - Phyllis Arrandale. Newsnight's Julian O'Halloran ...

"Data, it's been around for thousands of years, but now it's running into trouble." - Ian McNaught-Davis Chris Serle and Ian ... It's the stuff of fantasy - a James Bond gadget come to life - the "smartphone". The alluring prospect of a mobile phone and ... "The capacity to control society because of this technology is almost limitless, unfortunately - that's why we have to be so vigilant ...

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1980: Greatest REVOLUTION Since the PRINTING PRESS? | Goodbye Gutenberg | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1980: The Future of HEADPHONES? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1967: The Man With a HOME COMPUTER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1981: How COMPUTER GRAPHICS Will Change the World | Horizon | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1988: The FUTURE of ELECTRONIC ORGANISATION |Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1982: The Future of COMPUTER STORAGE | The Computer Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1998: Can COMPUTERS and PHONES Combine? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive
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1980: Greatest REVOLUTION Since the PRINTING PRESS? | Goodbye Gutenberg | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1980: Greatest REVOLUTION Since the PRINTING PRESS? | Goodbye Gutenberg | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Anthony Smith examines some of the more far-reaching and subtle effects of the new information age. He asks: Can we foresee ...

1980: The Future of HEADPHONES? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1980: The Future of HEADPHONES? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Kieran Prendiville tests out some of the latest headphone designs. The bonephone is a novel idea that is worn not over the ears, ...

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1967: The Man With a HOME COMPUTER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1967: The Man With a HOME COMPUTER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"Experts predict that in twenty years time, all new houses will be built with special computer points." Derek Cooper voices a report ...

1981: How COMPUTER GRAPHICS Will Change the World | Horizon | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1981: How COMPUTER GRAPHICS Will Change the World | Horizon | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"The promise is enormous." Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly between the skyscrapers of a city centre?

1988: The FUTURE of ELECTRONIC ORGANISATION |Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1988: The FUTURE of ELECTRONIC ORGANISATION |Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Featuring a unique one-handed keyboard inspired by the Micro Writer

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1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"I may be an addict but I call myself an enthusiast, not an obsessive person" - Phyllis Arrandale. Newsnight's Julian O'Halloran ...

1982: The Future of COMPUTER STORAGE | The Computer Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1982: The Future of COMPUTER STORAGE | The Computer Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"Data, it's been around for thousands of years, but now it's running into trouble." - Ian McNaught-Davis Chris Serle and Ian ...

1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1998: Can COMPUTERS and PHONES Combine? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1998: Can COMPUTERS and PHONES Combine? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

It's the stuff of fantasy - a James Bond gadget come to life - the "smartphone". The alluring prospect of a mobile phone and ...

1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

"The capacity to control society because of this technology is almost limitless, unfortunately - that's why we have to be so vigilant ...