"Electronic objects, from mobile phones to washing machines, are often described as 'smart'. But using this term to describe objects with enhanced electronic functionality encourages a bland interpretation of the things that are an integral part of our daily lives. Electronic objects are not only 'smart', they dream - in the sense that they leak radiation into the space and objects surrounding them, including our bodies - ... The dreams of electronic objects are made from electromagnetic radiation. These dreams radiate outwards from the objects, creating a new, invisible but physical environment that we call hertzian space... If our eyes could see (or tune into) energy of a lower frequency, these objects would not only appear different, but their boundaries would extend much further into space... The extra-sensory nature of electromagnetic fields often leads to the EM spectrum being treated as something notional. But while cyberspace is a metaphor that spatialises what happens in computers around the world, hertzian space is real".
[The Secret Life Of Electronic Objects by A.Dunne, F.Raby]
