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In the summer of 1952, sixty-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien encountered a tape recorder for the first time [and]…So enchanted was Tolkien with this novel technology that he proceeded to record himself reading much of his work over the years to come.

MORE: J.R.R. Tolkien Reads from The Lord of the Rings and Sings “Sam’s Rhyme of the Troll” in a Rare Recording (Brain Pickings)

(Image: The One Ring)

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The EVE self-driving concept car from Chinese automaker NIO.

An autonomous drive system encased in AR display glass powered by ‘nomi’ – an ‘artificial intelligence engine’ with an ‘intuitive human interface’

Ew.

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