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Sony’s original car TV debuted in 1963; now a potpourri of channels on satellite TV can mesmerize nearly any kid, saving parents a lot of trouble.
When a new idea comes along, people often don’t know what to make of it. That's why so many inventions begin as light diversions and reach the development stage only much later, when applications finally suggest themselves. In this view, though necessity is still the mother of invention, whimsy is just as assuredly its father.
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