An interesting fact is that some manufactures plan for their products to fail because they already have an updated version already. So when you see a new electronic device appear, such as a new ipod, remember that the manufacturer already has a newer, slimmer, smaller version in the factories...
How is it that people are able to make electronics and computers that are faster and hold so much information in so little time? What makes it so that people can make such incredible creations in so little time? I mean look at the modern computers/tvs/cell phones now compared to them 10 years...