{"product_id":"fischer-volker-der-i-kosmos-the-i-cosmos-9783936681482","title":"Der i-Kosmos \/ The i-Cosmos","description":"Apple Inc., the Californian computer company,\nhas been marked by unparalleled success over\nthe past three and a half decades. Like no other\ncompany, it has succeeded in shifting the focus\nof use from utility to coveted possessions when\nit comes to computers and electronic entertainment\ndevices such as the iPod, the iPhone and\nthe iPad.\nIn addition, each of the products in the i-family\nhave changed their product genres technologically\nand ergonomically to such an extent that\nnot only have all competitors adopted these new\n'user guidances', but hundreds of complementary\nproducts have been created around these\nproducts as well, from a wide range of accessories\nto docking stations, i. e., veritable radios\nwith external speakers for the iPods and iPhones\nthat allow users to experience the stored music\nwithout headphones.\nThe iPhone has compelled all manufacturers of\nmobile phones to add smart phones with touch\nsensitive screens, the touch phones, to their programs.\nAnd the iPad will fundamentally transform\nthe handling of video and news as well. Since the\nintroduction of the iPhone, more than 200 000\nspecial application programs, the so-called apps,\nhave been made available for these i-devices.\nIn their product genres, these devices have\neach caused a paradigm shift: they are both\nleading and cult products, and they represent a\ndevelopment that has leveraged the mobile Internet\nand delocalized the act of surfing from the\nhome to almost anywhere.\nThe book comments upon this process of 'disruptive\ntechnologies', which has taken place only\nvery rarely in the history of technology and design.\nThey leaf through the preconditions and position\nthese innovative devices in product-historical, social,\nand psychological contexts. Spiegel magazine\ncorrectly wrote: 'The i-cult. How Apple seduces\nthe world.' But beyond any seduction, the\n'iCosmos' represents a changed handling of information,\nmedia, and entertainment.\nThe internationally known architecture and design\nhistorian Volker Fischer was deputy director\nof the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt\nam Main for over ten years. Since 1995 he has\nbuilt up a new design department in the Museum\nfor Applied Arts in Frankfurt; in addition to his museum\nwork he teaches history of architecture and\ndesign at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach.\nVolker Fischer is already represented in Edition\nAxel Menges by books on Stefan Wewerka,\nRichard Meier, the Commerzbank in Frankfurt by\nNorman Foster and Hall 3 of Messe Frankfurt am\nMain by Nicholas Grimshaw.","brand":"Edition Axel Menges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53646861762902,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9783936681482_1.jpg?v=1778726053","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/fischer-volker-der-i-kosmos-the-i-cosmos-9783936681482","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}