"I'm really looking forward to sailing into New York next year - that is going to be quite an experience, " said Mr Gillespie.

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Rather than a social ecosystem, it is quite literally an egosystem where the entire experience revolves around you.

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The isolated keys aren't as deep as those found on Sony's latest models, nor not quite as crisp as an Apple keyboard, but should make for a comfortable typing experience.

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The F-35 has already seen plenty of field time in the US, with more than 500 flights already in 2012, and it's set to make its way to the UK armed forces next week and the Netherlands later this year, but while the aircraft is quite familiar to the pilots tasked with flying it, the public hasn't had an opportunity to experience Lockheed's latest airborne warrior.

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