{"product_id":"9780061873324","title":"What Will Be: How the New World of Information Will Change Our Lives","description":"Michael Dertouzos has been an insightful commentator and an active participant in the creation of the Information Age.Now, in \u003cem\u003eWhat Will Be,\u003c\/em\u003e  he offers a thought-provoking and entertaining vision of the world of the next decade -- and of the next century.  Dertouzos examines the impact that the following new technologies and challenges will have on our lives as the Information Revolution progresses:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall the music, film and text ever produced will be available on-demand in our own homes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyour \"bodynet\" will let you make phone calls, check email and pay bills as you walk down the street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eadvances in telecommunication will radically alter the role of face-to-face contact in our lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eglobal disparities in infrastructure will widen the gap between rich and poor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esurgical mini-robots and online care will change the practice of medicine as we know it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed, accessible and visionary, \u003cem\u003eWhat Will Be\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp is essential for Information Age revolutionaries and technological neophytes alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078549422320,"sku":"9780061873324","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061873324_p0.jpg?v=1763623613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061873324","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}