Rose, David,  1967- <br/><br/>
Enchanted objects :  innovation, design, and the future of technology / 
 Innovation, design, and the future of technology   
David Rose. 
 - First Scribner trade paperback edition. 
 - xiii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some colour), photographs, plates ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  Prologue: My nightmare --  Four futures : --  Terminal world : the domination of glass slabs --  Prosthetics : the new bionic you --  Animism : living with social robots --  Enchanting everyday objects --  Six human drives : --  The dialectic interplay: fiction and invention --  Drive #1: Omniscience: to know all --  Drive #2: Telepathy: human-to-human connections --  Drive #3: Safekeeping: protection from all harm --  Drive #4: Immortality: a long and quantified life --  Drive #5: Teleportation: friction-free travel --  Drive #6: Expression: the desire to create --  The design of enchantment : --  The extraordinary capability of human senses --  Technology sensors and enchanted bricolage --  The seven abilities of enchantment --  Glanceability --  Gestureability --  Affordability --  Wearability --  Indestructibility --  Usability --  Loveability --  Five steps on the ladder of enchantment --  Enchanted systems : --  Transformer homes --  Collaborative workplaces --  Human-centered cities --  Six future fantasies --  A metaphor and a macro trend.  Part I.  Part II.  Part III.  Part IV. 
<br/><br/> "We are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative development, a world in which technology becomes more human. Soon, connected technology will be embedded in hundreds of everyday objects we already use: our cars, wallets, watches, umbrellas, even our trash cans. These objects will respond to our needs, come to know us, and even learn to think ahead on our behalf. David Rose calls these devices—which are just beginning to creep into the marketplace—Enchanted Objects."--Publisher's website.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1476725640 9781476725642 1476725632 9781476725635 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012276721 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information technology--Social aspects.<br/>Technological innovations--Social aspects.<br/>Internet of things.<br/>Embedded Internet devices.<br/>Ubiquitous computing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM851  / .R665 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.46