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b'Are our smart phones and other devices about to become even more deeply embedded in our lives? Phil looks at some interesting trends and developments.\\n\\nAmazon\\u2019s New Echo Show Is Very Cool And A Little Creepy\\n\\nLong ago, when we imagined the future, we often imagined video calls. And although they\\u2019ve been around forever, doing one from a mobile phone, or a desktop computer, never felt quite as futuristic as this pulsing thing in my kitchen that\\u2019s always watching me, and always listening, ready to do what I tell it.\\n\\nIn 10 Years, Your iPhone Won\\u2019t Be a Phone Anymore\\n\\nSiri will be the conductor of a suite of devices, all tracking your interactions and anticipating your next moves\\n\\nHow technology-enabled \\u2018selves-improvement\\u2019 will drive the future of personal productivity\\n\\nInstead of simply surrounding knowledge workers with ever-better digital assistants and bots, organizations and their workers will get greater returns investing in \\u201cselves improvement.\\u201d That is, providing digital tools, techniques and technologies that empower employees to craft high-performance versions of themselves \\u2014 \\u201cselves\\u201d that are smarter, bolder, more creative, more persuasive and/or more empathic than one\\u2019s \\u201ctypical\\u201d or \\u201caverage\\u201d self.\\n\\nOTHER GEEK\\n\\n\\xa0\\nSigourney Weaver in Rakka\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nWT 320-629'