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English
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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
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English
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An expert tech writer discusses the forces and trends that will revolutionize daily life through the upcoming technological advances of the next thirty years. -- Provided by publisher.
From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives. Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Young Adult
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In every area of our lives, technology has become a pervasive force. And yet, few understand how much of the technology we use on a daily basis works. This visual guide presents the most cutting-edge applications of technology, detailing who invented different types of technology, what they're made of, and the potential applications they have. Advanced topics such as nanotechnology, bionic implants, and pioneering medical advances are covered in a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity--and why reclaiming face-to-face conversation can help us regain lost ground,"--Amazon.com.
5) Tiny robots
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Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Tiny robots include everything from a wall climbing microbot to a nanobot that goes inside the human body. Find out just what these awesome machines can do."--
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Series
Women of justice volume 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve years ago, forensic anthropologist Jamie Cash survived a brutal kidnapping, torture, and rape. After years of therapy, she has made a life for herself--though one that is haunted by memories of her terrifying past. She finally lets herself get close to a man, FBI agent Dakota Richards, when signs start appearing that point to one frightening fact--her attacker is back and ready to finish the job he started all those year ago. Can she escape...
Author
Series
Women of justice volume 1
Language
English
Description
Samantha Cash has a skill Connor Wolfe needs - catching killers through computers. When she poses as a target, her virtual world becomes real - and deadly.
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Self-driving cars are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of cars from early steam-powered wagons to toady's luxury sedans. The father of Self-Driving Cars, Sebastian Thrun, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a Google Car works. Readers will learn about advancements in computer technology that made cars more automated and how car companies are continuing to expand the capabilities of...
11) Videojuegos
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Series
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Los videojuegos pasaron de ser simples consolas a convertirse en un entretenimiento domestico de vanguardia y en algunas de las aplicaciones mas populares del mundo. Descubre las innovaciones tecnologicas, los jugadores mas importantes y las controversias que han marcado la historia de los videojuegos.Video games evolved over decades from simple consoles to cutting-edge entertainment in homes and arcades. In the twenty-first century, they've also...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The probability of failure in corporate innovation outside of a firm's core business is staggeringly high. Yet, the vast majority of existing books about innovation focus on startups and their entrepreneurs, methodologies, and ecosystems. Few, if any, focus on corporate innovation, those leaders who champion it, and how to maximize their chances of success. Corporate Explorer fills this gap. In January 2021 alone, there were over 10,000 Google searches...
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wearable technology is a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore this history of wearable technology from the wristwatch to the Walkman to the eye-cam! The Father of Wearable Computing, Steve Mann, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the functions and features of a smart watch. Readers will learn about the future of wearable technology from impact sensors in football helmets to clothing that can detect dehydration....
14) The broken spine
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English
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"When small-town assistant librarian Tru Beckett sets up a secret book room in her newly modernized library, she discovers that protecting the printed word is harder than she'd ever imagined. In fact, it's murder. Trudell Becket, known to her friends as Tru, finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." A library with no books breaks Tru's book-loving...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
"Flying cars are real! This book for young readers combines history, biography, technology, and humor in a breezy survey of hybrid vehicles and the dream of flight that kept inventors at work despite many failures and the dictates of common sense"--
18) Inside GPS
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Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces GPS technology, describing how the worldwide navigation system was invented, how satellites and ground stations work together, and how the technology is used by the military and civilians.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With billions of users worldwide, Facebook has become the most successful social media website on the internet. It has also been the subject of praise, criticism, and controversy. Using key facts, sidebars, and photographs related to the topic, this book informs students about what the world was like before Facebook, including a look at previous forms of online communication, and examines what made Facebook successful and what led to its displacement...
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