Skip to main content
Search Button
South Africa Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Reference Audiobooks

If you like Reference Audiobooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 73 Results
Skip side bar filters

  • Audiobook

    Talking to Robots

    A Brief Guide to Our Human-Robot Futures

    by David Ewing Duncan ...
    Narrated by John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 20 min

    One of Time magazine's '32 Books You Need to Read This Summer' -- 'a riveting read'.'Intensely readable, downright terrifying, and surprisingly uplifting.'Vanity Fair'A fascinating work of imaginative futurology, a science journalist takes a look at our current technologies and anticipates the human-robot future that could await us - one full of warrior bots, politician bots, doctor bots and... ... Read more

    R456,45

  • 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

    R365,12

  • 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

    R237,27

  • 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

    R686,99

  • Audiobook

    Windows 7: The Ultimate Guide To Learning How To Use Windows 7 Operating System On Your PC

    by Charlie Jeffs ...
    Narrated by Jesse Gross ...

    Unabridged

    17 min

    “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it”~Lao TzuTo gain the fullest use of a computer, a person should make it a goal of learning all they can about their operating system. Windows 7 is a system that offers a potpourri of features that can enhance anyone’s experience. It features a solid foundation in which any computer system can grow and thrive.This book takes a no-nonsense ... Read more

    R82,10 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Steve Jobs: Visionary Innovator

    A Bedtime Biography

    by Jamie Glick ...
    Narrated by Christopher ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 29 min

    Steve Jobs: The Architect of the FutureThe man who didn’t just predict the future—he built it.Steve Jobs was a visionary artist and relentless perfectionist who transformed how we live. This biography explores the brilliant life of the Apple co-founder—from his adoption in Silicon Valley to his status as a global icon who dared to "Think Different."Innovation & RedemptionTh... ... Read more

    R109,41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Innovators

    How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

    Abridged

    8 hours 45 min

    2015 Audie Award Finalist for NonfictionFollowing his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their ... Read more

    R456,45

  • Audiobook

    Thinking Machine

    The Story of Artificial Intelligence

    by David West ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 58 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Thinking Machine: The Story of Artificial IntelligenceWhat happens when machines start to think — or at least seem to? Thinking Machine takes you on a gripping journey through the history of artificial intelligence, from Alan Turing’s wartime codebreaking breakthroughs to the rise of ChatGPT and beyond.Explore the pioneers who dared to ask: Can ... Read more

    R36,35 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Fall of Man in Wilmslow

    by David Lagercrantz ...
    Narrated by Andrew Wincott ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 9 min

    June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary mathematician, is found dead at his home in sleepy Wilmslow, dispatched by a poisoned apple.Taking the case, Detective Constable Leonard Corell quickly learns Turing is a convicted homosexual. Confident it's a suicide, he is nonetheless confounded by official secrecy over Turing's war record. What is more, Turing's sexuality appears to be causing alarm ... Read more

    R456,45

  • Audiobook

    Breaking Through Bytes

    Women Shaping the Digital World

    by Kelly Vero ...
    Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Breaking Through Bytes celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who redefined technology. The book provides vivid portraits of eighteen female pioneers who cracked the digital code, women who dared to question, create and conquer, describing the evolution of technology through an inspiring lens.The book spans millennia, tracing the impact of trailblazing women in technology. In early chapters, ... Read more

    R383,39

  • 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

    R492,99

  • Audiobook

    The System

    Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us

    by James Ball ...
    Narrated by James Ball ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 18 min

    Bloomsbury presents The System written and read by James Ball.'A fascinating exposé of the world behind your screen. Timely, often disturbing, and so important'Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women'Takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos et al to a murkier world where we discover how everything online works and who benefits from it. Fascinating, engaging and important'Observer'Could not be ... Read more

    R303,51

  • 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

    R127,86 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R303,51

  • Audiobook

    Escape

    How a generation shaped, destroyed and survived the internet

    by Marie Le Conte ...
    Narrated by Yolanda Kettle ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 20 min

    'Fifteen years ago, the internet felt like a special place my friends and I had built for each other; by 2020, we were standing on its ruins, wondering if we'd played a part in its destruction.'Journalist Marie Le Conte was born in 1991, the same year the World Wide Web was invented. She had her first blog at twelve, a successful music website at fifteen, a Wikipedia page at seventeen and now, at ... Read more

    R758,56

  • Audiobook

    Coders

    Who They Are, What They Think and How They Are Changing Our World

    by Clive Thompson ...
    Narrated by Rene Ruiz ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 21 min

    'Masterful . . . [Thompson] illuminates both the fascinating coders and the bewildering technological forces that are transforming the world in which we live.' David Grann, author of The Lost City of ZFacebook’s algorithms shaping the news. Uber’s cars flocking the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of computer code. Coders – software programmers – ... Read more

    R281,61

  • Audiobook

    The Devil Takes Bitcoin

    Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection

    by Jake Adelstein ...
    Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 40 min

    From the author of Tokyo Vice comes the wild, true story of cyber-era commerce, crime, cold-hard cash, and one of the greatest heists in history.Even in hell, Bitcoin talks. This modern take on an old Japanese saying still holds true. Cryptocurrency was supposed to do for money what the internet did for information, but it didn't work out that way. Its virtual existence unleashed real-world chaos ... Read more

    R383,39

  • Audiobook

    Replay

    The History of Video Games

    by Tristan Donovan ...
    Narrated by Gary Furlong ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 15 min

    A riveting account of the birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. From its origins in the research labs of the 1940s to the groundbreaking success of the Wii, Replay sheds new light on gaming's past. Along the way it takes in the spectacular rise and fall of Atari, the crazed cottage industry ... Read more

    R383,39

  • Audiobook

    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

    R456,45

  • Audiobook

    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

    R182,47 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Hacking: A Beginners Guide To Your First Computer Hack; Learn To Crack A Wireless Network, Basic Security Penetration Made Easy and Step By Step Kali Linux

    by Kevin White ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Hacking will demand your full dedication and interest and also a desire and a craving for knowledge and constant advancement. If your goal is to be a hacker, this is the audiobook to start with!Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for a special price.Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, or tablet device.This audio program contains proven steps and strategies on how to hack a Wireless Network, ... Read more

    R146,04 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    High Noon

    The Inside Story of Scott McNealy and the Rise of Sun Microsystems

    by Karen Southwick ...
    Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 56 min

    In 1982, a little upstart named Sun was making waves in the high-tech industry with its groundbreaking workstation technology, even as early competitors dismissed the company as not worth losing sleep over. Since then, Sun Microsystems has become a formidable presence in the industry, making its own rules and taking no prisoners, and is currently poised to reach the highest point of its ascendancy ... Read more

    R364,39

  • Audiobook

    Analogia

    The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

    by George Dyson ...
    Narrated by Donald Corren ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 42 min

    Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont... ... Read more

    R365,12

  • Audiobook

    The Ultimate Video Game Quiz

    600 Questions from Pong to the present day

    by Jack Goldstein ...
    Narrated by J.D. Kelly ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 40 min

    Join quizmaster J.D. Kelly and find out who can rightfully wear the crown as the king or queen of video game trivia.Sure, maybe you’re unbeatable at FIFA or you’ve mastered super cancel on Pro Evo. Perhaps you’ve clocked up more headshots in Call of Duty or Battlefield than most people have had hot dinners, or you hold the world record speed run for a level in Rayman Legends… but just how well do ... Read more

    R433,37