|
When
computers (and sensors and actuators)
become virtually invisible, and are used in almost every aspect of human
commerce, interaction, and life. It will allow you full control over data and
information, enabling you to send, receive, manage, and update your data from
anywhere at any time. It will also allow you full control over your
environment, in so far as you will be able to speak or gesture commands,
effecting changes to things around you. Applications
include: environmental monitoring - when you enter a room, they sense your
presence and adjust temperature
and humidity to your personal preferences; building security - to sense
chemical weapons and perform face recognition; information transfer -
allowing you to send and receive calls, data, and images from anywhere to
anywhere, without the need of bulky equipment. Also called "Ubiquitous Computing",
"Intelligent Telesensing", "Proactive Computing",
"Distributed Information Management Systems",
"The Evernet", and "Calm Technology". "...it will
look like nothing to the naked eye. ...beneath the surface, tiny computing
networks will be doing exactly what we want them to do - working behind the
scenes to help us see clearer, travel safer, and place more knowledge, rather
than frustration, into our heads." [Howard Lovy, editor at Small Times
Media]
Source
|
