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These came to mind

On Demand tv

DVR

SSDs versus regular hard drives

windowing functions in databases

MP3s vs CDs or minidisks. (Suddenly I could hold 1000 songs in my pocket)

Columnar databases (Sybase IQ, SQL Server, Redshift)

20 tools on 1 device in your pocket.. replaced flashlight, magnifying glass, calculator, maps, notepad etc etc

Multicore CPUs.. Oh I can do 2 or more things while stuff is compiling in the back ground.. and of course async

Ajax.. no more refreshing the whole page

Automated tests and builds..