The document discusses the concept of "everyware" which refers to the merging of virtual and real experiences as ubiquitous computing devices, mobile internet, location services, and APIs allow rich digital content and information to be overlaid on the real world. Key enabling factors include the widespread availability of mobile devices, faster and more available networks, location awareness, increasing mobile power, vast amounts of accessible content, and real-time interactive services. Examples provided include mobile apps that identify objects or add information based on location. The document argues that recent technological advances are making "everyware" a realistic possibility through the convergence of these factors.

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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

7. 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

8. ..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

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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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..

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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?

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

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

21. 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

22. 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