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24 alternatives to The Real World of Technology

The complex relationship between technology and society

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Real World of Technology launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Technopoly▲61

   The surrender of culture to technology

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Second Machine Age▲66

   Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Industries of the Future▲60

   Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Age Of Context▲57

   The increasing importance of context in tech and our lives

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Alone Together▲71

   Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Open Innovation▲53

   The new imperative for creating & profiting from technology

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Design of Future Things▲60

   A revealing examination of smart technology

   2015 · jnd.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Public Parts▲83

   How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

   2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Real-Time Technology: Moving Beyond Static Apps▲63

    A look at users and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Inevitable▲66

    The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61

    An optimistic road map for the future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    33 Books▲72

    Tools for Considered Consumption

    2015 · 33books.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Age of Optimists▲60

    Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67

    Information technology will transform capitalism

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Building Digital Products▲57

    The Ultimate Handbook for Product Owners

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Who Owns the Future?▲66

    The concentration of money and power in our digital networks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cobook▲91

    The Unified Address Book

    2014 · cobook.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex▲67

    How technology is shaping the future of human labor

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Building Digital Products▲60

    The ultimate handbook for product owners

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Exponential Organizations▲68

    Book on new organizational model for exponential age

    2014 · openexo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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