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8-Bit Apocalypse

The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command

by Alex Rubens, Jeff Gerstmann ...

Narrated by Ryan Burke ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

The first history of Atari’s Missile Command, and its unforeseen effects on its creators and the cultureBefore Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a ... Read more

$68.99 NZD

The first history of Atari’s Missile Command, and its unforeseen effects on its creators and the cultureBefore Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a
... Read more
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WLAN, Router & Internet zuhause verstehen ohne Technikstress

Wie dein digitales Zuhause funktioniert – einfach und ohne Fachsprache erklärt

by Ordystra System ...

Narrated by Stefan Rank der Erzähler(AI) ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Ordystra – Das Klarheits-System
Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

Hast du dich schon oft gefragt, wie dein Internet zuhause eigentlich funktioniert? Technik kann oft frustrierend sein, besonders wenn man nur Bahnhof versteht und sich von Fachbegriffen erschlagen fühlt. Damit ist jetzt Schluss. Dieses Hörbuch ist dein entspannter Wegbegleiter, um dein Heimnetzwerk verstehen zu lernen, ganz ohne Technikstress.Wir fangen ganz vorne an: Was macht ein Router ... Read more

$20.04 NZD

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Hast du dich schon oft gefragt, wie dein Internet zuhause eigentlich funktioniert? Technik kann oft frustrierend sein, besonders wenn man nur Bahnhof versteht und sich von Fachbegriffen erschlagen fühlt. Damit ist jetzt Schluss. Dieses Hörbuch ist dein entspannter Wegbegleiter, um dein Heimnetzwerk verstehen zu lernen, ganz ohne Technikstress.Wir fangen ganz vorne an: Was macht ein Router
... Read more
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Your Data, Their Billions

Unraveling and Simplifying Big Tech

by Jane S. Hoffman ...

Narrated by Natalie Duke ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

**What if somebody knew everything about you?Somebody does. That somebody is "Big Tech."Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft know more about you than you do. And they make billions of dollars by cashing in on your private data.**Our personal data, which Big Tech companies get for free, is the engine that drives the unregulated, free-for-all world called the digital marketplace. These ... Read more

$47.46 NZD

**What if somebody knew everything about you?Somebody does. That somebody is "Big Tech."Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft know more about you than you do. And they make billions of dollars by cashing in on your private data.**Our personal data, which Big Tech companies get for free, is the engine that drives the unregulated, free-for-all world called the digital marketplace. These
... Read more
Audiobook

Building a Cyber Resilient Business

A cyber handbook for executives and boards

by Dr. Magda Lilia Chelly, Hai Tran, Shamane Tan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Learn how to build a proactive cybersecurity culture together with the rest of your C-suite to effectively manage cyber risksKey FeaturesEnable business acceleration by preparing your organization against cyber risksDiscover tips and tricks to manage cyber risks in your organization and build a cyber resilient businessUnpack critical questions for the C-suite to ensure the firm is intentionally ... Read more

$76.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to build a proactive cybersecurity culture together with the rest of your C-suite to effectively manage cyber risksKey FeaturesEnable business acceleration by preparing your organization against cyber risksDiscover tips and tricks to manage cyber risks in your organization and build a cyber resilient businessUnpack critical questions for the C-suite to ensure the firm is intentionally
... Read more
Audiobook

What is Blockchain?

by John Hargrave, Evan Karnoupakis ...

Narrated by John Hargrave, Evan Karnoupakis ...

Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies. Digital dollars. They’re all built on the world-changing technology known as blockchain.This “audiobook single” explains blockchain in a format that’s friendly and fun. Written for busy technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and students, Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis show you how leading-edge organizations are building blockchain into their businesses.You’ll ... Read more

$5.68 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies. Digital dollars. They’re all built on the world-changing technology known as blockchain.This “audiobook single” explains blockchain in a format that’s friendly and fun. Written for busy technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and students, Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis show you how leading-edge organizations are building blockchain into their businesses.You’ll
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Audiobook

Blockchain Success Stories

Case Studies from the Leading Edge of Business

by John Hargrave, Evan Karnoupakis ...

Narrated by John Hargrave, Evan Karnoupakis ...

Series series Blockchain Success Stories
Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

Here are the real-life stories of the visionaries who are rewiring the world through the new technology called blockchain. Through deep research and firsthand interviews, authors Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis will take you on a page-turning journey with these dreamers as they disrupt the world.From the founder of Napster building a global wireless network, to an Indian immigrant re ... Read more

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Here are the real-life stories of the visionaries who are rewiring the world through the new technology called blockchain. Through deep research and firsthand interviews, authors Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis will take you on a page-turning journey with these dreamers as they disrupt the world.From the founder of Napster building a global wireless network, to an Indian immigrant re
... Read more
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Man-Made

How the bias of the past is being built into the future

by Tracey Spicer ...

Narrated by Tracey Spicer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

**Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism through the lens of artificial intelligence. Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change.Winner,** 2023 Australian Business Book Awards, Social ResponsibilityLonglisted for the 2023 Walkley Book Award'Mum, I want a robot ... Read more

$53.15 NZD

**Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism through the lens of artificial intelligence. Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change.Winner,** 2023 Australian Business Book Awards, Social ResponsibilityLonglisted for the 2023 Walkley Book Award'Mum, I want a robot
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Audiobook

101 Amazing Nintendo NES Facts

...including facts about the Famicom

by Jimmy Russell ...

Narrated by JD Kelly ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Games Console History
Unabridged

22 min

In this audiobook, part of Jimmy Russell’s Games Console History series, narrator JD Kelly talks us through over 100 amazing facts about Nintendo’s seminal NES, the most significant console the company has ever made. Covering many areas such as the hardware, rare games, the legacy of the console today and much more, this is perfect for anyone interested in classic gaming. Whether you were there at ... Read more

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In this audiobook, part of Jimmy Russell’s Games Console History series, narrator JD Kelly talks us through over 100 amazing facts about Nintendo’s seminal NES, the most significant console the company has ever made. Covering many areas such as the hardware, rare games, the legacy of the console today and much more, this is perfect for anyone interested in classic gaming. Whether you were there at
... Read more
Audiobook

Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

by Keith Houston ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... Read more

$37.96 NZD

A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in
... Read more
Audiobook

Aum Golly 2

Tekoälyn kuvitettuja runoja ihmisyydestä

by Jukka Aalho ...

Narrated by Jukka Aalho ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Aum Golly
Unabridged

25 min

Aum Golly 2 on tekoälyn kirjoittama ja kuvittama runokirja ihmisyydestä. Runokirja on kirjoitettu, kuvitettu ja käännetty suomeksi 12 tunnin aikana vuonna 2023. Teoksen mahdollistavat tekoälykeskustelutyökalu ChatGPT ja tekoälykuvantuottaja Midjourney.Aum Golly -sarja tutkii luovuuden ja teknologian nykyisiä rajoja.Äänikirjassa ihmisen kirjoittamat osiot lukee ElevenLabsin tekoäly. Tekoälyn ... Read more

$25.86 NZD

Aum Golly 2 on tekoälyn kirjoittama ja kuvittama runokirja ihmisyydestä. Runokirja on kirjoitettu, kuvitettu ja käännetty suomeksi 12 tunnin aikana vuonna 2023. Teoksen mahdollistavat tekoälykeskustelutyökalu ChatGPT ja tekoälykuvantuottaja Midjourney.Aum Golly -sarja tutkii luovuuden ja teknologian nykyisiä rajoja.Äänikirjassa ihmisen kirjoittamat osiot lukee ElevenLabsin tekoäly. Tekoälyn
... Read more
Audiobook

History of the Internet, The: The Complete Story of How the Web, Social Media, and Technology Shaped Our Modern World

by David C. Baxter ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Frederick E ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the ... Read more

$13.29 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the
... Read more
Audiobook

Electronic Dreams

How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer

by Tom Lean ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Bloomsbury presents Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean, read by Mark MeadowsRemember the ZX Spectrum? How about the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, or Commodore 64? Did you marvel at the immense galaxies of Elite or master digital kung-fu in Way of the Exploding Fist?For anyone growing up in the 1980s, these iconic computer brands are the stuff of legend. In Electronic Dreams, Tom Lean tells the story of ... Read more

$36.06 NZD

Bloomsbury presents Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean, read by Mark MeadowsRemember the ZX Spectrum? How about the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, or Commodore 64? Did you marvel at the immense galaxies of Elite or master digital kung-fu in Way of the Exploding Fist?For anyone growing up in the 1980s, these iconic computer brands are the stuff of legend. In Electronic Dreams, Tom Lean tells the story of
... Read more
Audiobook

Microsoft First Generation

The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire

by Cheryl Tsang ...

Narrated by Mary Woods ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the forging of a technology empire that would change the world ... Read more

$32.19 NZD

This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the forging of a technology empire that would change the world
... Read more
Audiobook

Autobiografía de una IA

De válvulas de vacío a consciencia digital

by José Manuel Pérez ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Charlie E ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Una Breve Historia de
Unabridged

1 hour 22 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¿En qué momento exacto las máquinas pasaron de ser calculadoras de trayectorias balísticas a entidades capaces de mantener conversaciones sobre su propia consciencia?En esta entrega de la serie "Una Breve Historia de:", el autor José Manuel Pérez presenta un relato narrado en primera persona por la propia Inteligencia Artificial. La obra traza la ... Read more

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Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¿En qué momento exacto las máquinas pasaron de ser calculadoras de trayectorias balísticas a entidades capaces de mantener conversaciones sobre su propia consciencia?En esta entrega de la serie "Una Breve Historia de:", el autor José Manuel Pérez presenta un relato narrado en primera persona por la propia Inteligencia Artificial. La obra traza la
... Read more
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Keep Calm and Log On

Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution

by Gillian "Gus" Andrews ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness ... Read more

$47.46 NZD

Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness
... Read more
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What If the Internet Never Existed? An Unplugged Reality

A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital Connection

by Viruti Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series WHAT IF SERIES
Unabridged

44 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital ConnectionImagine a world without Facebook updates, without instant Google searches, without online shopping or streaming services. "What If the Internet Never Existed?" invites readers to embark on a thought-provoking journey into an alternative reality where the internet - the global network that has ... Read more

$18.97 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into a World without Digital ConnectionImagine a world without Facebook updates, without instant Google searches, without online shopping or streaming services. "What If the Internet Never Existed?" invites readers to embark on a thought-provoking journey into an alternative reality where the internet - the global network that has
... Read more
Audiobook

How AI Thinks

How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it

by Nigel Toon ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.**We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, ... Read more

$31.56 NZD

**Brought to you by Penguin.Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.**We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically,
... Read more
Audiobook

The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived

Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age

by Ralph Watson McElvenny, Marc Wortman ...

Unabridged

17 hours 18 min

“A compelling new biography… [The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived] spins the Watsons into near-Shakespearean figures, as if ‘Succession’ were set in the era of ‘Mad Men’.” ―The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThe enduring story of Thomas Watson Jr.—a figure more important to the creation of the modern world than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Morgan.Nearly fifty years into IBM’s ... Read more

$85.99 NZD

“A compelling new biography… [The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived] spins the Watsons into near-Shakespearean figures, as if ‘Succession’ were set in the era of ‘Mad Men’.” ―The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThe enduring story of Thomas Watson Jr.—a figure more important to the creation of the modern world than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Morgan.Nearly fifty years into IBM’s
... Read more
Audiobook

The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder ...

Narrated by Ben Sullivan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

$61.99 NZD

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not
... Read more
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Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know Today About Our Future

by James C. Moore ...

Narrated by Nick Dolle ...

Unabridged

32 min

Why do we need research to ensure that artificial intelligence remains safe and beneficial? What are the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence?Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.From SIRI to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly. While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass ... Read more

$8.61 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do we need research to ensure that artificial intelligence remains safe and beneficial? What are the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence?Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.From SIRI to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly. While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass
... Read more
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The AGI Chronicles

The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence

by Kevin Roose ...

Unabridged

12 hours

‘Exciting and brilliantly reported’ Walter IsaacsonTHE AGI CHRONICLES is not a futurist manifesto, an academic chin-stroker, a corporate biography, or a self-help manual. It’s the inside story of the birth of AGI, as told by the people who are bringing it into existence, or trying to stop it from coming into existence, and who are grappling with the consequences before anyone else.Building ... Read more

$53.15 NZD

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‘Exciting and brilliantly reported’ Walter IsaacsonTHE AGI CHRONICLES is not a futurist manifesto, an academic chin-stroker, a corporate biography, or a self-help manual. It’s the inside story of the birth of AGI, as told by the people who are bringing it into existence, or trying to stop it from coming into existence, and who are grappling with the consequences before anyone else.Building
... Read more
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The Irrational Decision

How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us

by Benjamin Recht ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

This audiobook narrated by Eric Jason Martin reveals how the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a ... Read more

$56.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Eric Jason Martin reveals how the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgmentIn the 1940s, mathematicians set out to design computers that could act as ideal rational agents in the face of uncertainty. The Irrational Decision tells the story of how they settled on a
... Read more
Audiobook

Being Digital

by Nicholas Negroponte ...

Narrated by Penn Jillette ...

Abridged

1 hour 12 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you." --**NewsdayIn lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way ... Read more

$17.09 NZD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you." --**NewsdayIn lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way
... Read more
Audiobook

Androids

The Team that Built the Android Operating System

by Chet Haase ...

Narrated by Chet Haase ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The ... Read more

$37.96 NZD

The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The
... Read more

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