Title: Little New, Negroponte (the other MIT Lab guy) is better
Product review: I've come to expect alot from MIT, but Dertouzos' effort in "What Will Be." is a disappointment because it contains little that hasn't been said by others. In fact, Nicholas Negroponte in his 1995 book "Being Digital" (the other MIT Lab guy) said most if not all of what Dertouzos does here-- nearly two years ago!The author has an annoying habit of telling you what he's going to tell you about-- literally. On the up side some of his individual short scenes of how he expects daily life to change in the digital age are good. But he does stray into the "Jetsons" by describing the kitchen of the future.If you expected new insights or cutting edge advice on how the Internet will change your personal life, it's been said better elsewhere. Don't expect much help with your business either (I'd recommend "The Digital Estate" by Chuck Martin). Or get a subscription to WIRED magazine.
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