Synopses & Reviews
In the tradition of andlt;I andgt;Who Owns the Future? andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;I andgt;The Second Machine Ageandlt;/Iandgt;, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs and improve our lives.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;We are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative development: the Internet of Things. 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 learn to think on our behalf. David Rose calls these devicesand#8212;which are just beginning to creep into the marketplaceand#8212;Enchanted Objects.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Some believe the future will look like more of the sameand#8212;more smartphones, tablets, screens embedded in every conceivable surface. Rose has a different vision: technology that atomizes, combining itself with the objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. Such technology will be woven into the background of our environment, enhancing human relationships and channeling desires for omniscience, long life, and creative expression. The enchanted objects of fairy tales and science fiction will enter real life.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Groundbreaking, timely, and provocative, andlt;I andgt;Enchanted Objects andlt;/Iandgt;is a blueprint for a better future, where efficient solutions come hand in hand with technology that delights our senses. It is essential reading for designers, technologists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone who wishes to understand the future and stay relevant in the Internet of Things.
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"David Rose has written a spectacular book. While glass slabs have already entered every nook and cranny of our lives, Rose paints a much more compelling future where we are deeply engaged with andlt;Iandgt;enchanted objectsandlt;/Iandgt;. Roseand#8217;s vision of human computer interaction is more exciting and persuasive than the current norm and this brilliant book gives us a road map for how to get there. While Iand#8217;ll continue to invest in many things that improve our glass slab world, I believe that the future is enchanted objects."
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and#8220;Beyond the internet of things we find the internet of enchanted objects, a medium designed for pre-attentive cognition, conveying information subliminally and delightfully. I highly recommend this book. It is filled with evocative examples that will influence our imagination and help us move beyond our fixation on the screen.and#8221;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
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"David Rose's vision for enchanted objects and their platforms is spot on. With this book, he offers innovators and businesses a convincing guide for success in this space."
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and#8220;David Rose does not predict. He extrapolates the future from personal experience and technical fluency. His balance between a romantic humanism and scientific destiny is unique. His storytelling is intellectually rich, laced with history and never pedantic. andlt;Iandgt;Enchanted Objectsandlt;/Iandgt; is a truly enlightening read.and#8221;
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"Delightful. . . . In the scrum of talking heads wrestling to gain control of the narrative behind the Internet of Things, Mr. Rose is an engaging, plain-spoken guide."
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"Rose touches something significant to most of us... A fine andlt;Iandgt;tour dand#8217;horizonandlt;/Iandgt; of innovative enchantment and its ground rules and responsibilities."
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"In the fully realized, enchanted world of David Rose...objects that, once instructed, require no human prompting to function, already exist. They're part of the Internet of Things, an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future."
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"Provocative."
Synopsis
In the tradition of Who Owns the Future? and The Second Machine Age, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs and improve our lives.
We are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative development: the Internet of Things. 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 learn to think on our behalf. David Rose calls these devices--which are just beginning to creep into the marketplace--Enchanted Objects.
Some believe the future will look like more of the same--more smartphones, tablets, screens embedded in every conceivable surface. Rose has a different vision: technology that atomizes, combining itself with the objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. Such technology will be woven into the background of our environment, enhancing human relationships and channeling desires for omniscience, long life, and creative expression. The enchanted objects of fairy tales and science fiction will enter real life.
Groundbreaking, timely, and provocative, Enchanted Objects is a blueprint for a better future, where efficient solutions come hand in hand with technology that delights our senses. It is essential reading for designers, technologists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone who wishes to understand the future and stay relevant in the Internet of Things.
Synopsis
A bold and optimistic vision of a future where humans have a more natural relationship with technology--from a wildly successful entrepreneur, MIT Media Lab scientist, and "tech evangelist."
How should humans interact with technology in the future? That's a question entrepreneur and MIT Media Lab scientist David Rose grapples with every day. Many believe the future will look like more of the same--more smartphones, tablets, and other devices, with screens embedded in every conceivable surface. But Rose sees things differently. In his vision, the future is a place in which technology will be present in everyday objects we already care about and know how to use, objects that will respond to our needs, come to know us, and even learn to think ahead on our behalf. Such technology, says Rose, can be woven in the background of our environment--enhancing our human relationships, not distracting us from them, and seeming more like the enchanted technologies of fairy tales and fantasies, from the flying carpet to Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
Groundbreaking, timely, and provocative, Enchanted Objects offers an optimistic vision for the future that embraces a more natural way for humans to interact with technology--designs that will improve our lives in tangible ways. In fact, he even points to a future that could, one day, even move us closer to fulfilling more deeply our essential desires for omniscience, immortality, protection, and creative expression in this technology manifesto that is as much about the way we live as it is about the devices themselves.
About the Author
David Rose is an award-winning entrepreneur and instructor at the MIT Media Lab, specializing in how digital information interfaces with the physical environment. A former CEO at Vitality,andnbsp;he founded Ambient Devices, which pioneered technology to embed Internet information in everyday objects like lamps, mirrors, and umbrellas. CEO of Ditto Labs, Rose has been featured in andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; and parodied on andlt;Iandgt;The Colbert Report. andlt;/Iandgt;A frequent speaker at conferences and for corporations, he lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children. andlt;Iandgt;Enchanted Objectsandlt;/Iandgt; is his first book.