Ideas around our office ranged from Ben-Hur-like chariot races with blade-studded wheels to Segway polo to, more mundanely, Segway lawn mowing.

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More mundanely, technology is just a tool (or suite of tools) and we should remember that whenever we become too optimistic of the future.

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More mundanely, do-it-yourself enthusiasts will be able to use it to check for power cables and pipes beneath the plaster before they start drilling.

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The results range from the highly imaginative to the mundanely useful.

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He responded by drawing his finger across his throat in a gesture that seemed dismissive and contemptuous rather than threatening before more mundanely asking the judge for bathroom break.

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