(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories behind their title technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, risks, and social implications of their subjects; for example, environmental effects of discarded iPods and security concerns with social networking sites. The books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for print. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Television, Global Positioning Systems, iPod and MP3 Players, and Web 2.0.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories behind their title technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, risks, and social implications of their subjects; for example, environmental effects of discarded iPods and security concerns with social networking sites. The books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for print. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Television, Global Positioning Systems, iPod and MP3 Players, and Web 2.0.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories behind their title technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, risks, and social implications of their subjects; for example, environmental effects of discarded iPods and security concerns with social networking sites. The books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for print. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Television, Global Positioning Systems, iPod and MP3 Players, and Web 2.0.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After presenting the early history of artificial intelligence, Pearce provides thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, new developments, risks, and social implications of AI; for example, nanobots to destroy cancer cells or threats to humans from robotic advances. The book is as up-to-date as is possible for print. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentation. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Technology 360 series. After a brief history of their technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, new technologies, risks, and social implications of cell phones and video games--for example, intrusive use of cell phone cameras and video game violence. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentation. There are a few copy-editing and content errors. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Video Games and Cell Phones.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, new technologies, and implications of their subjects; for example, security risks of social websites and ethics of robot use. Both books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for the medium. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Online Social Networks and Robots.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories behind their title technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, risks, and social implications of their subjects; for example, environmental effects of discarded iPods and security concerns with social networking sites. The books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for print. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Television, Global Positioning Systems, iPod and MP3 Players, and Web 2.0.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Technology 360 series. After a brief history of their technologies, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, new technologies, risks, and social implications of cell phones and video games--for example, intrusive use of cell phone cameras and video game violence. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentation. There are a few copy-editing and content errors. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Video Games and Cell Phones.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Technology 360 series. After brief histories, these books provide thoughtful discussions of the appeal, markets, new technologies, and implications of their subjects; for example, security risks of social websites and ethics of robot use. Both books seem to be as up-to-date as possible for the medium. Photos, sidebars, and other visuals, as well as documented quotations, strengthen the presentations. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Technology 360 titles: Online Social Networks and Robots.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian