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The one device : the secret history of the iPhone / Brian Merchant.

by Merchant, Brian.

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Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

Apple Computer, Inc. -- History.

iPhone (Smartphone) -- History.

Smartphones -- History.

9780316546164 (hc.)

407 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-394) and index.

Exploring new rich interactions -- A smarter phone -- Minephones -- Scratchproof -- Multitouched -- Prototyping -- Lion batteries -- Image stabilization -- Sensing motion -- Strong-ARMed -- Noise to signal -- Enter the iPhone -- Hey, Siri -- A secure enclave -- Designed in California, made in China -- Sellphone -- Black market -- The one device.

"The invention that changed everything and became the most profitable product in the world. Before Steve Jobs introduced us to "the one device," as he called it, a cell phone was merely what you used to make calls on the go. How did the iPhone transform our world and turn Apple into the most valuable company ever? Technology journalist Brian Merchant interviewed the engineers, inventors, and developers who guided every stage of the iPhone's creation. From inside One Infinite Loop to 19th century France to WWII America, from the driest place on earth to a Kenyan pit of toxic e-waste, and even deep inside Shenzhen's notorious "suicide factories." A firsthand look at how the cutting-edge tech that makes the world work - touch screens, motion trackers, and even artificial intelligence - made their way into our pockets. A roadmap for design and engineering genius, an anthropology of the modern age, and an unprecedented view into one of the most secretive companies in history."--Provided by publisher.

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