Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, And The Internet Of Things

  • Author: David Rose
  • Narrator: Corey Brill
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 7:41:15
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Synopsis

In the tradition of Who Owns the Future, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs, improve our lives, and form “an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future” (The Wall Street Journal).

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.

In Rose’s vision of the future, technology atomizes, combining itself with the objects that make up the very fabric of daily living. Such innovations will be woven into the background of our environment, enhancing human relationships, 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 “delightful” (The New York Times) 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 take a glimpse into the future.

Chapters

  • Enchanted Objects 01 Open

    Duration: 57s
  • Enchanted Objects 02 Introduction

    Duration: 05min
  • Enchanted Objects 03 Prologue

    Duration: 27min
  • Enchanted Objects 04 P1 Chapter1

    Duration: 10min
  • Enchanted Objects 05 P1 Chapter2

    Duration: 22min
  • Enchanted Objects 06 P1 Chapter3

    Duration: 28min
  • Enchanted Objects 07 P1 Chapter4

    Duration: 23min
  • Enchanted Objects 08 P2 Chapter1

    Duration: 12min
  • Enchanted Objects 09 P2 Chapter2

    Duration: 20min
  • Enchanted Objects 10 P2 Chapter3

    Duration: 19min
  • Enchanted Objects 11 P2 Chapter4

    Duration: 24min
  • Enchanted Objects 12 P2 Chapter5

    Duration: 37min
  • Enchanted Objects 13 P2 Chapter6

    Duration: 12min
  • Enchanted Objects 14 P2 Chapter7

    Duration: 24min
  • Enchanted Objects 15 P3 Chapter1

    Duration: 19min
  • Enchanted Objects 16 P3 Chapter2

    Duration: 06min
  • Enchanted Objects 17 P3 Chapter3

    Duration: 28min
  • Enchanted Objects 18 P3 Chapter4

    Duration: 26min
  • Enchanted Objects 19 P4 Chapter1

    Duration: 07min
  • Enchanted Objects 20 P4 Chapter2

    Duration: 24min
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