This kind of technology leads to the creation of cultural goods that are less like a device and more like a tool. Rather than disengaging us from the world and thrusting us into the superpower zone, this branch of technology relies on the ingenuity we human beings have brought to our work and play in the world from the very beginning. Yet this kind of technology has degrees of complexity, precision, and power that outstrip any pretechnological tool. The best word for this kind of technology is instruments.
