Everyware
by Adam Greenfield · first published 2006
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Ubiquitous computing--almost imperceptible, but everywhere around us--is rapidly becoming a reality. How will it change us? how can we shape its emergence?Smart buildings, smart furniture, smart clothing... even smart bathtubs. networked street signs and self-describing soda cans. Gestural interfaces like those seen in Minority Report. The RFID tags now embedded in everything from credit cards to the family pet.All of these are facets of the ubiquitous computing author Adam Greenfield calls "everyware." In a series of brief, thoughtful meditations, Greenfield explains how everyware is already
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on “The clowd” ↗The book "Everyware" offeres a great introduction to this topic and the complex issues surrounding it. I think mobile+attention data startups are going to be big next year, with FireEagle from yahoo brickhouse one of the…
on “Reality mining and your cell phone” ↗Recommended: * Everyware: Dawning of the age of ubiquitous computing * Never Eat Alone A few biographies of people you admire too. My favourite is "Buckminster Fuller's Universe". Has anyone got a recommendation for a good…
on “Ask YC: What would you put on a hacker's bookshelf?” ↗