Everyware "the future is already here, it's just not well distributed yet"

"the future is already here,

it's just not well distributed yet"

wassat? ubiquitous computing data mobile web QR-tag internet virtual reality API network effects invisible technology usability services location devices identity RFID barcode feed

real-world virtual experiences virtual content is rich, clever and quick ..but we don’t live in a virtual space, we live in a real one (mostly) “ everyware” means looking at content merging and flowing between the two

virtual content is rich, clever and quick

..but we don’t live in a virtual space, we live in a real one (mostly)

“ everyware” means looking at content merging and flowing between the two

why is this important? extra layers of information easily accessible starting (as we’ll see) to be easy... ...which means the virtual is an adjunct rather than a replacement to the “real” experience

extra layers of information

easily accessible

starting (as we’ll see) to be easy...

...which means the virtual is an adjunct rather than a replacement to the “real” experience

examples? tikitag / violet / nabaztag botanicalls “ ambient umbrella” wikitude ( http://www.mobilizy.com )

tikitag / violet / nabaztag

botanicalls

“ ambient umbrella”

wikitude ( http://www.mobilizy.com )

more..? barcoded objects > barcoded environments RFID Bluetooth (Cityware / Facebook) ..and, yes, mobile web browsing

barcoded objects > barcoded environments

RFID

Bluetooth (Cityware / Facebook)

..and, yes, mobile web browsing

I’ve heard it all before well, yes, this kind of notion has been around a while “ Our preliminary approach: Activate the world. Provide hundreds of wireless computing devices per person per office, of all scales” Xerox PARC, 1996 http://sandbox.xerox.com/ubicomp

well, yes, this kind of notion has been around a while

..but now is a special time finally beginning to see a convergence of several factors which make a real, non-clunky, “invisible technology” solution possible ...or at least some exciting hints which look like they’ll become everyware-like

finally beginning to see a convergence of several factors which make a real, non-clunky, “invisible technology” solution possible

...or at least some exciting hints which look like they’ll become everyware-like

what is it of which you speak? everyware devices location network services content computing power

devices we all have “a device” 1.15bn new handsets last year (of which 90% have colour web browser) cheap, small, replaceable (~every 14 months) 1.2bn "mobile web" users devices themselves as sensors (more later) Source: Tomi Ahonen Almanac 2009 http://tinyurl.com/mobile-ref-1

we all have “a device”

1.15bn new handsets last year

(of which 90% have colour web browser)

cheap, small, replaceable (~every 14 months)

1.2bn "mobile web" users

devices themselves as sensors (more later)

network GPRS, EDGE, 3G WIFI and (possibly) WIMAX cheaper faster more available more marketed

GPRS, EDGE, 3G

WIFI and (possibly) WIMAX

cheaper

faster

more available

more marketed

location cell(+) location gps (if you’re outside) + some WIFI location mobile OS starting to be location aware ..but more to the point, many geocoding services available ..and millions of geocoded resources

cell(+) location

gps (if you’re outside)

+ some WIFI location

mobile OS starting to be location aware

..but more to the point, many geocoding services available

..and millions of geocoded resources

computing power (mobile) computing power is increasing at a huge rate mobiles will be (are!) the platform of choice at the same time, the services themselves are fast enough to cope

(mobile) computing power is increasing at a huge rate

mobiles will be (are!) the platform of choice

at the same time, the services themselves are fast enough to cope

content vast swathes of stuff is now available via API’s, which effectively means “on any device” example: 100 million CC’d images on Flickr, many of which are geocoded not to mention Google..

vast swathes of stuff is now available via API’s, which effectively means “on any device”

example: 100 million CC’d images on Flickr, many of which are geocoded

not to mention Google..

services real-time access to services realistic access times across our (nearly) ubiquitous networks availability of these services is high, and they are usually free or cheap

real-time access to services

realistic access times across our (nearly) ubiquitous networks

availability of these services is high, and they are usually free or cheap

tagging and flagging once you begin to tag stuff, all sorts of other things can happen examples include RFID, QR code, barcode unique id + x,y,z = tracking

once you begin to tag stuff, all sorts of other things can happen

examples include RFID, QR code, barcode

unique id + x,y,z = tracking

"vastpoint sensing" twitter as sensor grid weather hayfever current mood ...not to mention news ambient / non-ambient crowd-sourcing

twitter as sensor grid

weather

hayfever

current mood

...not to mention news

ambient / non-ambient crowd-sourcing

devices as sensors how about: traffic reports based on real-time movement data (density, speed and direction) weather data based on real-time brightness, temperature, etc self-correcting maps based on crowd-sourcing gps data camera? audio? altitude?

how about:

traffic reports based on real-time movement data (density, speed and direction)

weather data based on real-time brightness, temperature, etc

self-correcting maps based on crowd-sourcing gps data

camera? audio? altitude?

cheap hacks --> invisible arduino the networked printer :-) http://www.pachube.com free and available API's

arduino

the networked printer :-)

http://www.pachube.com

free and available API's

privacy? well, yes, but often about education rather than technology more often than not, the benefits can be gained without specificity

well, yes, but often about education rather than technology

more often than not, the benefits can be gained without specificity

predictions (dangerous..) we'll see further increases of network and device speeds ..perhaps rolling out of city-wide networks ..but also understanding and embedding of the possibilities into the psyche of users the tendency to move away from geek and closer to invisible thanks for listening

we'll see further increases of network and device speeds

..perhaps rolling out of city-wide networks

..but also understanding and embedding of the possibilities into the psyche of users

the tendency to move away from geek and closer to invisible

credits // thanks “ Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing” Adam Greenfield http://www.studies-observations.com/everyware “ ..the future is already here, it’s just not well distributed yet” Bruce Sterling http :// boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm Tikitag ( http://www.touchatag.com / ) / Violet ( http://www.violet.net/ ) / Nabaztag ( http://www.nabaztag.com/ )/ Botanicalls ( http://www.botanicalls.com/ ) / Ambient Umbrella ( http://www.ambientdevices.com/products/umbrella.html ) / Wikitude ( http://www.mobilizy.com/ ) / Cityware ( http://www.cityware.org.uk / ) Networked printer http :// tomtaylor.co.uk/projects/microprinter http :// www.flickr.com/photos/dmje/sets/72157615517467741

“ Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing” Adam Greenfield http://www.studies-observations.com/everyware

“ ..the future is already here, it’s just not well distributed yet” Bruce Sterling http :// boingboing.net/images/blobjects.htm

Tikitag ( http://www.touchatag.com / ) / Violet ( http://www.violet.net/ ) / Nabaztag ( http://www.nabaztag.com/ )/ Botanicalls ( http://www.botanicalls.com/ ) / Ambient Umbrella ( http://www.ambientdevices.com/products/umbrella.html ) / Wikitude ( http://www.mobilizy.com/ ) / Cityware ( http://www.cityware.org.uk / )

Networked printer http :// tomtaylor.co.uk/projects/microprinter http :// www.flickr.com/photos/dmje/sets/72157615517467741