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Computerised You: How Wearable Technology Will Turn Us Into Computers

AUTHOR Richmond, Shane; Griffith, Kaleo
PUBLISHER Audible Studios on Brilliance (02/21/2017)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (MP3 CD)

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From the fitness-tracking Nike Fuelband to the head-mounted computer Google Glass, wearable technology is turning our bodies into the new frontier of computing. In Computerised You, Shane Richmond considers how wearable technology could help us to lead healthier lives and make us more efficient, examines the threat to our privacy and the danger of addiction, and looks to a future of computer-augmented clothing and brain implants that challenge our notions of what it means to be human.

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ISBN-13: 9781536645286
ISBN-10: 1536645281
Binding: CD-Audio (MP3 Format)
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 46
Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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Computers | Hardware - Mobile Devices
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From the fitness-tracking Nike Fuelband to the head-mounted computer Google Glass, wearable technology is turning our bodies into the new frontier of computing. In Computerised You, Shane Richmond considers how wearable technology could help us to lead healthier lives and make us more efficient, examines the threat to our privacy and the danger of addiction, and looks to a future of computer-augmented clothing and brain implants that challenge our notions of what it means to be human.

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Read by: Griffith, Kaleo
Kaleo Griffith is an actor and audiobook narrator. He has appeared in such television series as Law & Order and Reggie's Family & Friends. Among his narrations are Superstorm Sandy by William Westhoven, The Dead of Winter by Lee Collins, and Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr.
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