The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

　　2017年標誌了IPhone問世的十週年。當2007年賈伯斯在世界面前拿出這小小樣品─the one device，賈伯斯如此稱呼它─沒有人預見到它會將Apple推升為史上最有價值的企業，也沒有人知道當代人們生活、溝通互動、商業營運，甚至是政治運動，都將因為這個設備而有天翻地覆的改變。

　　作者Brian Merchant寫下了一部豐富人類創造歷史，從十九世紀的法國，到二戰時期的美國，從地球上最乾燥之處、肯亞的科技廢料坑，甚至深入深圳的血汗工廠。也來到加州Cupertino，蘋果公司總部的所在，獨家訪問研發工程師、發明家與開發者，那些無數促成IPhone誕生的人物與歷程！這台輕薄的小機器，不僅是科學、科技與商業突破的成果，更不可缺少對於人類文化、心理等不同領域研究的齊心協力。

　　本書是對於人類創意與工程技術的記錄致敬，也是針對當代人們生活樣貌的人類學觀察，一窺Apple這間神祕企業的內部，以及IPhone這翻轉世界的重要發明。(文/博客來編譯)

　　The secret history of the invention that changed everything-
　　and became the most profitable product in the world.

　　Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Steve Jobs introduced us to 'the one device,' as he called it, a cell phone was merely what you used to make calls on the go.

　　How did the iPhone transform our world and turn Apple into the most valuable company ever? Veteran technology journalist Brian Merchant reveals the inside story you won't hear from Cupertino-based on his exclusive interviews with the engineers, inventors, and developers who guided every stage of the iPhone's creation.

　　This deep dive takes you from inside One Infinite Loop to 19th century France to WWII America, from the driest place on earth to a Kenyan pit of toxic e-waste, and even deep inside Shenzhen's notorious 'suicide factories.' It's a firsthand look at how the cutting-edge tech that makes the world work-touch screens, motion trackers, and even AI-made their way into our pockets.

　　The One Device is a roadmap for design and engineering genius, an anthropology of the modern age, and an unprecedented view into one of the most secretive companies in history. This is the untold account, ten years in the making, of the device that changed everything.

作者簡介

　　Brian Merchant is an editor at Motherboard, VICE's science and technology outlet, the founder/editor of its online fiction outlet Terraform, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, Slate, VICE Magazine, Salon, FastCompany, Discovery, GOOD, Paste and Grist as well as on the front pages of Reddit, Digg and Slashdot.