Technology Gives Us 'Enchanted Objects'

By Steve Kraske,

Published October 9, 2014 at 3:06 PM CDT

Traveling via teleportation. Umbrellas, trash cans, wallets, and cars that communicate with us. Pill bottles that pester us until we take our medication, and credit cards that monitor our exercise and reward us monetarily.

In this broadcast of Up to Date, we look at the impact of technology on things we use everyday. Steve Kraske explores the power and connectivity of these "enchanted objects" with entrepreneur and MIT instructor David Rose.

Guest:

David Rose is the author of Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire and the Internet of Things

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