Sentences with phrase «started as novelties»

What started as a novelty has become the norm, with a vast number of ICOs now earmarking a portion of their tokens for free distribution.

I don't think Robinhood is going away - they may have started as a novelty but they are only increasing their ability to compete with other brokerages.

What started as a novelty fighter featuring our favorite Nintendo mascots became something a little deeper: Smash Bros. has become an interactive museum for Nintendo history, and a love letter to video gaming in general.

What started as a novelty and source of marketing differentiation from a smartphone manufacturer has become the most convenient user interface for the Internet of Things, as well as a plain - spoken yet empathetic controller of our digital existence.

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We start in that honeymoon phase, but as the novelty wears off and the responsibilities grow, we can start to go through the motions and see only the negatives.

The problem is not the need to explain continuity as explained by determinism, but the need to explain originality which in turn leads to the concept of God as the source of»... the initial aim from which self - causation starts» and evolves into people who are self - creating entities, actively participating in their own creation, capable of creating novelty and assuming responsibility.

Relax — one day you'll discover that you've stopped thinking of your baby as an unpredictable and therefore rather alarming novelty, and started to think of her as a person with her own preferences, tastes, and characteristics.

What started out as a novelty exercise and a shortcut to Madonna arms quickly became my saving grace.

This more finessed approach to investing in clothes is only something I've truly started to master in recent years as I near thirty, whereas in my past id find myself over buying and hoarding (the novelty of a pay check and my own space I expect).

Augmented reality, which started out as a novelty, as entertainment, as a first cousin of silly - fun Snapchat filters, looks to be turning into a powerful and hugely significant sales tool for the cosmetics industry.

Novelty at the start of a relationship is just as important as through the course of your romance.

It's only as the novelty of the movie's off - kilter locale wears off that its deficiencies start to become clear, with the three leads» ill - fated efforts at stepping into the shoes of their respective characters certainly standing as the most obvious example of this.

Until Nintendo starts using the gamepad in ways that are actually creative, instead of just using it as a cheap tablet, it is going to continue to be viewed as a novelty item.

As an avid player of racing games, I always appreciated the novelty of the low - end plastic racing wheels and pedals that started becoming available as I was growing uAs an avid player of racing games, I always appreciated the novelty of the low - end plastic racing wheels and pedals that started becoming available as I was growing uas I was growing up.

What started off as novelty features to attract buyers are now creature comforts that are much needed in a car.

Electric cars started off as novelties, progressed through hybrids, became mainstream cars and now, finally and long overdue, are being used to make high performance cars exceptional performers.

For the last two years e-book sales have been declining, as the novelty of the format is starting to wane.

I found that walking seemed to alleviate my spirits, and so, once the novelty of the Exhibition had begun to fade, I started to explore the centre of Glasgow, to familiarise myself with this Second City of the Empire, this place of many hills - and it was on one of these invigorating excursions that I first encountered two ladies who, as it transpired, turned out to be close relatives of Ned Gillespie.

The leashes started as a local novelty in forward - thinking Portland, Ore., which Paul says is generously populated by an eco-conscious crowd.

What started out as a personal novelty for Wii Sports has evolved into much more.

As I played Super Mario Maker one day, another one of my friends could only stare until it was her turn — and even then the novelty of «let's see if you can beat my score, dot dot dot» wore severely thin even to me from the start.

Yet its indispensability will erode in increments each year, as EVs eventually grow from novelty to significance and new biofuels start to emulate oil's trump cards of convenience and energy density.

As the novelty of the ECA concept starts to wear off and more and more practical evaluation and understandings are abound it's perhaps time to reflect on what is the positioning of ECA on the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) framework.

Smartwatch sales have been on the decline and as the novelty is starting to wear off, it seems that Google is trying to adjust.