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Evolution of technology in marathoning

Five years from now there will be realistic-looking three-dimensional online applications, says Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs. Sean Koehl, a technology evangelist with Intel Labs, said technology is emerging that will one day change the way we interact with electronic devices and with each other. That could come as soon as five years from now when, he predicted, there will be realistic-looking three-dimensional applications

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3D Internet will come in 5 years says tech guru