Inside the Smart Home by Richard Harper
"A fascinating insight into potentially one of the most exciting developments that affects each and every one of us as we move forward into the 21st Century. This book indicates the direction industry must take if we are to achieve the dream of living in a Smart Home." Steve Hearnden, Mobile Telecommunications Consultant, UK "A timely and much needed compliment to more technology-led explorations of the Smart Home. It draws attention to the complexity, diversity and conceptual richness of domestic life and critically reflects on the adoption and use of technologies in the home to date." Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Sapient Ltd, UK If the predictions of leading electronics and consumer companies are to be believed, in the future you may never again have to worry about forgetting to switch the lights off, or locking the front door when you leave your home. Even mundane chores such as visiting your local supermarket to stock up your fridge will become a thing of the past, as the Smart Homes of the future will be able to decide what is needed and order them for us. Inside the Smart Home looks at the designs and technologies behind these new innovations, along with their time-saving, environmental and security benefits, amongst others. Despite these clear advantages however, Smart Homes have so far failed to reach the levels of success originally anticipated, thereby forcing designers to further examine the roles and practicalities of these new technologies. Through the use of detailed case studies from such international giants as Orange, Ariston, Philips Electronics and Electrolux, this book clearly demonstrates what will be possible for our domestic settings in the future if we continue to develop the concept of the Smart Home."A fascinating insight into potentially one of the most exciting developments that affects each and every one of us as we move forward into the 21st CenturyThis book indicates the direction industry must take if we are to achieve the dream of living in a Smart Home." Steve Hearnden, Mobile Telecommunications Consultant, UK
"A timely and much needed compliment to more technology-led explorations of the Smart Home. It draws attention to the complexity, diversity and conceptual richness of domestic life and critically reflects on the adoption and use of technologies in the home to date." Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Sapient Ltd, UK
Harper, Richard H. R.: - Richard Harper is Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and co-manages the Socio-Digital Systems Group. His tenth book, Texture: Human Expression in the Age of Communications Overload, was named Book of the Year (2011) by the Association of Internet Researchers. His prior books include the IEEE award-winning The Myth of the Paperless Office, co-authored with Abi Sellen, and Inside the IMF: An Ethnography of Documents, Technology and Organisational Action.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852336882 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852336889 |
| Title | Inside the Smart Home |
| Author | Richard Harper |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer London Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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