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  • noun Plural form of technophile.

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Examples

  • In a society that is becoming ever more dependent on technology, unless matters change, this foreshadows a future in which marketing and hype become ever more present and dominant, even as the technophiles are claiming communications technology makes life better and better.

    June « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010

  • As they arrived in the shops on Friday, technophiles queued in their thousands to be the first to show off the latest edition.

    Service restored, but BlackBerry may never repair its reputation 2011

  • And there is an entire army of technophiles ready, willing, and able to immortalize those decisions for eternity or until an electromagnetic pulse, a la Dark Angel, destroys the Internet's infrastructure.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: Bad Decision Making 2.0 Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • Now … those who are extreme technophiles will claim that the downsides of our technologically based communications/computing systems are negligible … or at least that the benefits far outweigh the downsides.

    June « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010

  • And there is an entire army of technophiles ready, willing, and able to immortalize those decisions for eternity or until an electromagnetic pulse, a la Dark Angel, destroys the Internet's infrastructure.

    Dr. Jim Taylor: Bad Decision Making 2.0 Dr. Jim Taylor 2011

  • It has also dabbled in products that are trendy among technophiles, such as a smartphone application with virtual reality, a location check-in service, and even deals of the day.

    At Angie's List, Journey To Market Took 16 Years Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

  • For many of the keenest technophiles, Gates was something of a villain, since they regarded Microsoft products as inferior to those produced by Steve Jobs at Apple.

    Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

  • For many of the keenest technophiles, Gates was something of a villain, since they regarded Microsoft products as inferior to those produced by Steve Jobs at Apple.

    Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

  • With its Acura brand's sales down 41% from 2005, Honda Motor Co. is attempting to resurrect its NSX supercar as a U.S.-built, all-wheel-drive hybrid aimed at wealthy technophiles who want extreme performance in a refined, eco-friendly package.

    Which Car Fantasies Should Come to Life? Joseph B. White 2012

  • (Soundbite of laughter) FENSTON: Halloween is the holiday of choice for technophiles.

    High-Tech Ghouls Haunt Stores, Homes 2010

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