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See this 1946 Oldsmobile ad, "The Smart Way to Drive," referring to the new automatic transmission: http://oldsads.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/olds_08x.jpg http://oldsads.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/olds_08x.jpg -- really hammers on the "smart" theme. That was 70 years ago. I'm simply suggesting that "smart" is a moving target based on the cutting edge technology of the day, and that many previous "smart" devices are now ubiquitous and invisible in daily life.