Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenfield, Adam, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] New Riders Publishing 2006

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Ubiquitous computing--almost imperceptible, but everywhere around us--is rapidly becoming a reality. How will it change us? how can we shape its emergence? Smart buildings, smart furniture, smart clothing... even smart bathtubs. networked street signs and self-describing soda cans. Gestural interfaces like those seen in Minority Report . The RFID tags now embedded in everything from credit cards to the family pet. All of these are facets of the ubiquitous computing author Adam Greenfield calls "everyware." In a series of brief, thoughtful meditations, Greenfield explains how everyware is already reshaping our lives, transforming our understanding of the cities we live in, the communities we belong to--and the way we see ourselves. What are people saying about the book? "Adam Greenfield is intense, engaged, intelligent and caring. I pay attention to him. I counsel you to do the same." -- HOWARD RHEINGOLD , AUTHOR, SMART MOBS: THE NEXT SOCIAL REVOLUTION "A gracefully written, fascinating, and deeply wise book on one of the most powerful ideas of the digital age--and the obstacles we must overcome before we can make ubiquitous computing a reality." -- STEVE SILBERMAN , EDITOR, WIRED MAGAZINE "Adam is a visionary. he has true compassion and respect for ordinary users like me who are struggling to use and understand the new technology being thrust on us at overwhelming speed." -- REBECCA MACKINNON , BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY Everyware is an AIGA Design Press book, published under Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Section 1. What is Everyware?

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Section 2. How is Everyware Different from What We're Used to?

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Section 3. What's Driving the Emergence of Everyware?

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Section 4. What are the Issues We Need to be Aware of?

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Section 5. Who Gets to Determine the Shape of Everyware?

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Section 6. When Do We Need to Begin Preparing for Everyware?

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Section 7. How might We Safeguard Our Prerogatives in an Everyware World?

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Conclusion

Index

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9786611068400

9780132705035

0132705036

9781281068408

1281068403

9780321446794

0321446798

OCLC:

1027199115