Whether it's the smartphone we consult every five minutes or the laptop that gets thinner each year we're continuously reminded of the ways in which technology makes things smaller. What we sometimes forget is that it also allows us to build larger and think bigger. Touchscreens have made possible both the tablet and the table PC. An iPhone will fit in your pocket while a rumored Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) television set will not. The growth in handheld portable devices over the last decade has created a belief that power-efficiency is what defines a successful hardware manufacturer. The truth is more ...