Cargando…

Smarter homes : how technology will change your home life /

Examine the history of smart homes, how technology shapes our lives, and ways you can think about the home when developing new products. This book presents the opportunities in the homespace that will come from understanding the history and multiple players that have contributed to the development o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deschamps-Sonsino, Alexandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [United States] : Apress, 2018.
Colección:Design thinking series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Everything Electric; Historical Background; The Shift to Electric; The Consequences; End Notes; Chapter 2: Homes as Factories; The Age of Electrical Conviction; The Electrical Age; Christine Frederick and Domestic Experimental Stations; Design to Sell; Bigger Homes to Design For; End Notes; Chapter 3: Pleasure and Convenience; From Effeciency to Pleasure; Out of Sight and Out of Mind; E-1027; The Kitchen's at the Back; Listening In and Restricting Access; Listen Up.
  • Listening InHanging Up; Companion Objects; Turn It On; Away from Others; End Notes; Chapter 4: Digital Everything; Movies and Television Shows; The Year of the Future; More than Screens; Playing Games; The Microwave; Ownership and Authorship; Buttons for Everything; ECHO IV Home Computer; A Computer in the Home No Matter What; The Smart House Initiative; Home Robots; The Computer Butler; End Notes; Chapter 5: Cheaper, Embedded and Invisible; Introduction; Human Computer Interactions; Domotics and Home Automation; The Internet of Things; Open Source and Open Design; Rethinking Appliances.
  • The ArduinoA Cornucopia of Ideas; Living Room; Picture Frames; Radios; Sound Systems; Televisions; Thermostats; Children's bedroom; Master Bedroom; Kitchen; Bathroom; Entrance; Doors; Cameras; Garage; Garden; Too Early to Tell?; End Notes; Chapter 6: Emerging Themes and What's Next?; Where Do We Get Our Inspiration Now?; Living As a Service; The New Bohemians; The Nagging Home; Assistive Technologies; Creative Criticism; Digital Responsibility; Closing Thoughts; End Notes; Chapter 7: Conclusion; End Notes; Index.