Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate - Hardcover

DuBravac, Shawn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1621573737 ISBN 13: 9781621573739

Verlag: Regnery, 2015

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A New York Times Bestseller!

Our world is about to change.

In Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Change the Way We Live, Work, and Communicate, Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), argues that the groundswell of digital ownership unfolding in our lives signals the beginning of a new era for humanity. Beyond just hardware acquisition, the next decade will be defined by an all-digital lifestyle and the “Internet of Everything”—where everything, from the dishwasher to the wristwatch, is not only online, but acquiring, analyzing, and utilizing the data that surrounds us. But what does this mean in practice?

It means that some of mankind’s most pressing problems, such as hunger, disease, and security, will finally have a solution. It means that the rise of driverless cars could save thousands of American lives each year, and perhaps hundreds of thousands more around the planet. It means a departure from millennia-old practices, such as the need for urban centers. It means that massive inefficiencies, such as the supply chains in Africa allowing food to rot before it can be fed to the hungry, can be overcome. It means that individuals will have more freedom in action, work, health, and pursuits than ever before.

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Welcome to your digital destiny...

Humanity is entering a new era. Beyond the mere acquisition of ever more digital devices with ever more incredible functionality, the immediate future will usher in the all-digital lifestyle and an "Internet of Everything." Everything from your dishwasher to the shirt on your back will soon be online—perpetually acquiring, analyzing, and utilizing the data that surrounds you.

What's on the horizon in the next decade?

• Devices as convenient as wristwatches will measure your vital signs and help you monitor and manage your health

• Appliances within your home will tell you when repairs are imminent and will make decisions on your behalf—from setting temperatures to adjusting cooking times to reordering milk when it is running low

• Devices that constantly measure your mood will intuitively and continuously adjust things in your environment—from the music that is playing when you walk in the door to the time you’re scheduled to leave for an appointment across town

• Cars that drive themselves will forever change the way we work, live, and communicate

Shawn DuBravac, chief economist at the Consumer Electronics Association® (CEA), reports from the front lines of the greatest technological revolution since the invention of the printing press. The road to our digital destiny won't be without bumps along the way. Millennia-old institutions—such as the city—could be completely redefined. And beyond these disruptions, privacy concerns will need to be addressed.

In the end, even as digital mechanisms take up more and more of our lives, we'll work more efficiently, stay healthier with much greater ease, and have more freedom in our leisure pursuits than ever before. And some of the most stubborn problems that have plagued mankind, up to and including poverty and disease, could finally have a solution. Massive inefficiencies in supply chains will be overcome, improving the products and services we access and enabling destitute individuals around the world to live well on food that previously rotted before it could be delivered. The driverless car alone will save thousands of American lives each year, and perhaps hundreds of thousands around the planet.

The transformation of our lives will be breathtaking. Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate is your guide to the future that's hurtling toward us.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Regnery
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1621573737
• ISBN 13: 9781621573739
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 350
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