{"product_id":"9780321384010","title":"Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing","description":"\u003cp\u003eUbiquitous computing--almost imperceptible, but everywhere around us--is rapidly becoming a reality. How will it change us? how can we shape its emergence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart buildings, smart furniture, smart clothing... even smart bathtubs. networked street signs and self-describing soda cans. Gestural interfaces like those seen in \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e. The RFID tags now embedded in everything from credit cards to the family pet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are people saying about the book?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Adam Greenfield is intense, engaged, intelligent and caring. I pay attention to him. I counsel you to do the same.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003eHOWARD RHEINGOLD\u003c\/b\u003e, AUTHOR, \u003ci\u003eSMART MOBS: THE NEXT SOCIAL REVOLUTION\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSTEVE SILBERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, EDITOR, \u003ci\u003eWIRED MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003eREBECCA MACKINNON\u003c\/b\u003e, BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryware\u003c\/i\u003e is an AIGA Design Press book, published under Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Riders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024542679280,"sku":"9780321384010","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780321384010_p0.jpg?v=1763763977","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780321384010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}