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The TV for the Smartphone Age

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In its early days, the television was a wood-enclosed box that blended in with your existing living room furniture. Its screen was small; plastics and composites weren't yet commonplace. Over time, manufacturing abilities, design trends, and television usage changed. The TV became the focal point of the living room--and it didn't need to blend in anymore. The device lost its homely trappings and evolved into the giant, black, personality-less screen we know today.