TY - BOOK AU - King,Brett AU - Lark,Andy AU - Lightman,Alex TI - Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane SN - 9789814677585 AV - HM846 U1 - 332.1 PY - 2016/// CY - SG PB - Marshall Cavendish International KW - Technology KW - Social aspects KW - Technological innovations KW - Technological forecasting KW - Innovations KW - Aspect social KW - Prévision technologique KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Finance KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - About the Contributors; Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introducti on; Part 1 250 Years of Disruption; 1 The History of Technology Disruption; 2 The Augmented Age; 3 When Computers Disappear; 4 The Robot Advantage; Part 2 How the SmartWorld Learns; 5 Human 2.0; 6 The Augmented Man; 7 Life Stream, Agents, Avatars and Advisers; Part 3 The Augmented Age; 8 Trains, Planes, Automobiles and Houses; 9 Smart Banking, Payments and Money; 10 Trust and Privacy in an Augmented World; 11 Augmented Cities with Smart Citizens; 12 The New Era of Engagement; Conclusions: Life in the Smart Lane; About the Author N2 - The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year- long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioural shifts and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action. We watch news of Google's self-driving cars UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1346696 ER -