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A little curiosity.
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Prompt: This device mechanized writing, and its keyboard layout still shapes computer keyboards today.
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  1. 01This device mechanized writing, and its keyboard layout still shapes computer keyboards today.
  2. 02This device, a handheld digital pet needing regular care, became a global fad among children.
  3. 03This device automated bread browning, with the pop-up version arriving not long after early electric models.
  4. 04This device let users receive short wireless messages, popular among doctors before cell phones spread widely.
  5. 05This device, a large portable stereo, became closely associated with hip-hop and street culture.