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""I have made a simple flicker machine. You look at it with your eyes shut and the flicker plays over your eyelids. Visions start with a kaleidoscope of colours on a plane in front of the eyes and gradually become more complex and beautiful, breaking like surf on a shore until whole patterns of colour are pounding to get in. After a while the visions were permanently behind my eyes and I was in the middle of the whole scene with limitless patterns being generated around me. There was an almost unbearable feeling of spatial movement for a while but it was well worth getting through, for I found that when it stopped I was high above earth in an universal blaze of glory. Afterwards I found that my perception of the world around me had increased very notably. All conceptions of being dragged or tired had dropped away..."—Ian Sommerville, in a letter to Brion Gysin. February 15th, 1960"

""Initially I observed, in sweeping, panoramic vision, a perpetually metamorphosing Persian rug. A few minutes later these patterns segued into cinematic images from childhood—it was kind of like watching home movies."—David Woodard, interviewed in LA Weekly (July 26 - August 1, 1996)"

""Flicker may prove to be a valid instrument of practical psychology: some people see and others do not. The Dreamachine with its patterns visible to the open eyes, induces people to see. The fluctuating elements of flickered design support the development of autonomous 'movies', intensely pleasurable and, possibly, instructive to the viewer."—Brion Gysin"

""You are the artist when you approach a Dreamachine with your eyes closed. What the Dreamachine incites you to see is yours... your own. The brilliant interior visions you so suddenly see whirling around inside your head are produced by your own brain activity. These may not be your first glimpse of these dazzling lights and celestial coloured images. Dreamachines provide them only just as long as you choose to look into them. What you are seeing is perhaps a broader vision than you may have had before of your own incalculable treasure, the "jungian" sort of symbols which we share with all normally constituted humanity. From this storehouse, artists and artisans have drawn the elements of art down the ages. In the rapid flux of images, you will immediately recognise crosses, stars, haloes... woven patterns like pre-Columbian textiles and Islamic rugs... repetitive patterns on ceramic tile... in embroideries of all times... rapidly fluctuating serial images of abstract art... what look like endless expanses of fresh paint laid on a palette knife."—Brion Gysin"

"It's so slim Kate Moss uses it to cut her cocaine."

"No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame."

"The most common format of music on an iPod is “stolen.”"

"Battery life is dependent on several factors, including frequency of searching/song selection, temperature and possibly the moon's gravitation pull. Times are estimations."

"What is this? It says "Ipp odd"."

"Without the iPod, the digital music age would have been defined by files and folders instead of songs and albums. Though the medium of music has changed, the iPod experience has kept the spirit of what it means to be a music lover alive."

"Less than half the size and weight of the Nomad Jukebox plus a firewire connection that can fill the player's 5GB hard drive in only 10 minutes. When so many Windows and Linux users desire a Mac-only device, you know they have done something right."

"Children will be able to learn by doing, not just through instruction - they will be able to open up new fronts for their education, particularly peer-to-peer learning."

"Whatever big problem you can imagine, from world peace to the environment to hunger to poverty, the solution always includes education. We need to depend more on peer-to-peer and self-driven learning."

"One laptop per child: Children are your most precious resource, and they can do a lot of self-learning and peer-to-peer teaching. Bingo. End of story."

"....won’t follow in the world-altering footsteps of the iPod...clear that the Apple TV isn’t for everyone...decision will be based on whether you have enough computer-based media files—and a fast enough network."

"...people who live in iTunes will enjoy the simplicity of just plugging it in and never having to fuss with anything...anyone should be able to use it with ease. For users who don't want to concern themselves with media library management, disparate home media serving and libraries, and the more complex bits about digital media in your home theater, there simply isn't an easier, more enjoyable way to get content from your computer to your HDTV."

"...best suited for iTunes addicts only."

"...We're in two businesses today, we'll be very shortly in three business and a hobby. One is our Mac business, second is our music business, third business is the phone business, handsets. And the hobby is Apple TV. The reason I call it a hobby is a lot of people have tried and failed to make it a business. It's a business that's hundreds of thousands of units per year but it hasn't crested to be millions of units per year, but I think if we improve things we can crack that...I use the word hobby because it's provocative, but the iPod started this way."

"...That's a good idea! Let's do it! No... these ideas will percolate up, we'll have a collection of ideas of what we can do with this stuff. I think a normal web browser is not necessarily what people want in their living room."

"...a very well-designed product that easily brings the computer and the TV together."

"Geeks are more likely than anyone else to hate the Apple TV out of the box...almost everyone else who witnessed the Apple TV in action in our presence fell in love with it instantaneously (about half of which were not Mac users)."

"...comes up very short. It's as if Apple had launched an iPod that sounded like a cassette player."

"...for those who want to use a proven, easy-to-use interface to play a huge and diverse iTunes library through a home-entertainment system."

"...only for those people who have drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and decided they really like the taste and can afford the upscale lifestyle."

"...the first media streaming device I could imagine recommending to a non-geek."

"Overall, it does a pretty damn good job, despite some limitations."

"...does so much and works so well...Apple TV is an amazing first-generation product."

"Apple TV offers a gracious, delightful experience — but requires fidelity to Apple’s walled garden."

"...one of those products that you either love or shun....it'll undoubtedly appeal to a great number of TV and home-video enthusiasts. On the other hand, it seems to truly be a niche product...it's not necessarily something I absolutely need to have or use all the time. I don't see it revolutionizing my world."

"...good, but not great, and suffers from a few flaws..."

"...a partial solution in need of being completed...a somewhat impressively executed but ultimately niche product."

"...as long as you're content living and playing in an iTunes world, Apple TV more than lives up to its hype. It's the most elegant digital media adapter yet, and one that we assume will only get better with age."

"...If you buy a lot of content from the iTunes Store, then the Apple TV is a great way to experience your purchased content on your TV...The best set top box depends on your usage patterns, if and where you buy DRM media from, and desire to modify the unit."

"...a very elegant solution to a sometimes difficult problem: getting all that media from your PC to your TV...If you are trying to get the latest technology and HD content from your PC to your TV, the Apple TV has a few hurdles you'll have to deal with...has great potential and opens a lot of doors for the digital home for everyone."

"Making a component for the living room is easy to do, but it is the go-to-market strategy that is difficult. It's not a technical problem.... I don't think the convergence of television and computer is going to happen."

"...it's Apple TV. You can buy great content on iTunes... and you can put that content on your iPod. Now you can buy a widescreen TV and hook up an Apple TV to it, and wireless transmit that content to your bigscreen TV. It's that simple."

"...We think this is pretty cool. Movies, TV shows, music, and photos all on your widescreen TV. Priced at $299. And, we'll be shipping them in February, we'll be taking order starting today. Enjoy your media on your bigscreen TV, we think this is really going to be something special."

"...Apple TV was designed to be an accessory for iTunes and your computer. It was not what people wanted. We learned what people wanted was movies, movies, movies"

"...well again I think the whole category is still a hobby right now. I don't think anybody has succeeded at it. And actually the experimentation has slowed down. A lot of the early companies that were trying things have faded away. So I have to say that given the economic conditions, given the venture capital outlook and stuff, I continue to believe that it will be a hobby in 2009."

"...there was a tremendous tickup year over year [for Apple TV]. In fact unit sales were up over 3 times vs the year-ago quarter. However let me be clear, we still consider this a hobby."

"Hitachi makes such a good vibrator, I think I’ll buy one of their TVs!"

"The classic Hitachi Magic Wand is the old reliable, go-to vibrator for many women, for so many reasons."

"I'm not saying I don't like other toys, and I'm definitely open to trying new ones, but this is my favorite, the one I go to when I don't want to waste time, when I just want to cut to the chase, and I imagine it always will be."

"It may not be the prettiest sex toy around, and it's loud and not exactly subtle, but all those are small concerns next to what it can do for my pussy."

"It's powerful. Plain and simple, it provides the sensation I like against my clit and along my vulva. I know some women temper the intensity with a towel, but I like it direct and strong."

"I've been using it for so long that I have a sentimental attachment to it. Looking at my Hitachi, even a brand-new one, reminds me of many other times I've enjoyed one, kind of like when you hook up with an ex."

"Evidently, Mr. Hitachi Sr. didn't like the idea that his massage machine was giving millions of women orgasms."

"It remains my favorite vibrator to this day."

"It can deliver powerful, reliable vibrations, not only to the clit but also to the entire external vulva."

"While the Hitachi Magic Wand really is great for using on the whole body to relax, Hitachi won't admit that its massive sales figures appear to add up to a lot more than demand for back massages."

"She told me to get a Hitachi Magic Wand, but to be careful of its power, both physical and psychological, as it's an addictive agent right behind heroin."

"My only previous vibrator experience was a pink plastic thing that held two D-cell batteries and the Hitachi was a whole 'nother world."

"The thing is legendary."

"I tell women who are having problems with orgasms to masturbate. The vibrator is a very effective way to masturbate, and the Hitachi Magic Wand, if not the best, is one of the best vibrators out there."

"Invest in a Hitachi Magic Wand. This 'personal massager' has been declared a guaranteed orgasm generator by thousands of women over three decades."

"The 'guaranteed orgasm generator' you're looking for is the Hitachi Magic Wand by Vibratex."

"Since hitting the market … the Wand remains virtually unmatched in vibrating power and durability."

"The genius is in its simplicity."

"About 90% of the women with whom you play with sexually will very quickly orgasm with this vibrator."

"The Hitachi is the secretly world famous heavyweight champ of buzzing sex toys, earning its trophy for consistently beating out even the most stubborn clitoral orgasms."

"This vibrator is strong—iron-pumping, pulling mac trucks kind of strong."

"For said women who are (un)blissfully unaware, The Hitachi Magic Wand is the mother of all vibrators."

"It’s the President of Vibrator City and the Mayor of Vibratorsville."

"Originally designed as a 'back massager,' the Hitachi is pants-down the strongest vibrator ever."

"For some people, this supercharged toy is the only thing that can ensure an orgasm. For others, it may be the fastest and least complicated route to ecstasy."

"It is … extremely sturdy and will last for decades."

"I put my Walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'."

"I'm fine as long as there's batteries in my Walkman nothing is the matter with me."

"You shouldn't have killed my mom and squished my Walkman."

"I'll never forgive the Japanese, but I do love my walkman."

"German: Grand Seikos mechanische Handaufzugsuhr „Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours SLGW003“ erhielt die Auszeichnung „Best of the Best“ beim Red Dot Design Award 2025"

"English translation: Grand Seiko's mechanical hand-wound watch “Hi-Beat 36000 80 Hours SLGW003” received the “Best of the Best” award at the Red Dot Design Award 2025."

"The 2012 competition attracted over 100 entries. In the category of watches from £2,500 to £8,500 the winner was the Grand Seiko Hi-beat 36000."