Is the Next Generation of Game Consoles here?

Reports that Microsoft is planning a 2013 launch for their next Xbox console – implying the end of the 7th generation which will have lasted 6 years as opposed to the historical 5.

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Kevin Kelly has a great note on the futurist’s dilemma:

I’ve written about Xobni for Outlook in the past, but

For most of industrial history, learning happened on the factory