iSex: How pornography has revolutionised technology
Friday 17 July 2009
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It's the unspoken rule in the world of technology; sex innovates. For generations, the urge to create, disseminate and watch pornography has driven many of the great technological advances we now take for granted.
Click on the image to launch our guide to how pornography has propelled technological innovation.
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