The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things
If the hype is to be believed then the next big thing is the Internet of Things. But is it what you think it is? Because the Internet of Things is not about things on the internet. A world in which all our household gadgets can communicate with each other may sound vaguely useful, but it's not really for us consumers. The Internet of Things serves the interests of the technology giants, in their epic wrangles with each other. And it is they who will turn the jargon of smart cities and smart homes into a self-fulfilling prophesy. In this piercing and provocative essay, Bruce Sterling tells the story of an idea that just won't go away because t…
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- ISBN: 978-5-906264-30-5
- EAN: 9785906264305
- Produktnummer: 16757952
- Verlag: Strelka Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 31 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 618 KB
Über den Autor
Bruce Sterling is an author, journalist, critic and a contributing editor of Wired magazine. Best known for his ten science fiction novels, he also writes short stories, book reviews, design criticism, opinion columns and introductions to books by authors ranging from Ernst Jünger to Jules Verne. His non-fiction works include The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier (1992), Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years (2003) and Shaping Things (2005).
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