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Gadget geeks are always on the lookout for a device that's faster, smaller, and smarter than the previous model, and in this installment of Modern Marvels techies can find how the modern computing industry has been able to create hand held computers that far surpass the power of their room-sized, World War II-era counterparts. Take a trip to the Zenith factory to see a side-by-side comparison between standard television and HDTV, learn the ins-and-outs of MP3s, and marvel at the ways a Cold War NASA program has revolutionized personal photography. Interviews with the likes of "Cyberguy" Kurt Knutson, Konica President and CEO Bob Striano, and MIT Director of Creative Cinema Gloriana Davenport highlight how the digital world is constantly evolving.