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

Everyware
"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

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

examples?
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

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

..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

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

network
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

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

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..

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

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

"vastpoint sensing"
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?

cheap hacks --> invisible
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

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

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

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