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It's a bit odd to presume that every technology will go through a 'trough of disillusionment' in exactly the same way: surely there must have been technologies that have different shaped graphs for how expectations developed.
I think SmartHouse is right about 3D TV. The manufacturers seem to want to force them on consumers, who by and large have zero interest in this technology. Most people imagine that 3D filming will have a similar effect on the quality of plot, characterisation etc. to that special fx had in the seventies, only worse.
I don't imagine they're right about the iPad, though. Noticed in the Next catalogue (UK clothing retailer) that they were selling an OEM iPad rip-off tablet PC. Many are sick of having to sit at a computer - even a laptop - to access the internet, and long for a less powerful device that has a better form factor and doesn't produce much heat. A whole raft of iPad clones will hit the market very soon. Sure, these will hit iPad sales, but it doesn't represent a 'trough of disillusionment' with the tech: just the desire to buy the same thing more cheaply.
LOL @ 'computer-brain interface' and such Kurzweilian hints at coming 'singularity'-tech.
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