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Age Of Context: Mobile, Sensors, Data And The Future Of Privacy (2000)

by Robert Scoble(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: This was a really interesting look at how emerging technologies enable the context of what you are doing or interested in to be used to provide you with important information or services. That sounds fairly dry, but the real-life applications and examples of these new technologies given in this book are anything but. I was very fascinated by the stuff I read about in here, including wearables like Google Glass, automated homes, the Maker Fairs for designers, robots, and more.The book ended with a fanciful rumination on how this book being a hit would affect the authors' lives, which I found to be a little silly and didn't really think added to the book, despite the fact that it was at least on topic in spirit. But that hardly ruined my enjoyment of what was otherwise a gre... moreat book.
review 2: Decent read on the near future with a broad overview of technology. As a person who works with big data for a living, who worked on robotics, and who has a passion for sensors - there was a lot to enjoy about the book. Data, specifically data generated by things, will be huge and will have a dramatic impact on our lives. This book offers a glimpse but I don't think it added to the discussion: only summarized.Still, if you don't know much about data analytics or haven't heard of the Internet of Things, this is a good introduction and Mr Scoble and Mr Israel are very talented writers who have crafted an easy to read overview of one of the hottest areas of tech (or maybe it's better to say the interception of several hot and soon to be hot sections of technology). less

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