The document discusses the concept of 'everyware,' or ubiquitous computing, highlighting the integration of virtual and real-world experiences through devices and services that provide information seamlessly. It emphasizes the advancements in mobile technology, network services, and the potential for sensor-driven applications to enhance our understanding of the real world. The text suggests that as devices become more omnipresent and efficient, society will increasingly benefit from a technologically enhanced environment.

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

2. or, just “everyware”

3. By the way I’m not going to talk about museums

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

5. 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

6. which means what? 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

7. examples? tikitag / violet / nabaztag botanicalls “ ambient umbrella” wikitude layar

8. tagging and flagging barcoded objects > barcoded environments RFID (hello, UKMW09...) Bluetooth (Cityware / Facebook) ..and, yes, mobile web browsing

9. “ Yeah, yeah. I’ve heard it all before..” “ 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

10. ..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

11. devices location network services content computing power invisible and everywhere

12. devices 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 1.2bn “mobile web” users devices themselves as sensors...

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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..

17. 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

18. devices location network services content computing power now these are in place ...we can go nuts thinking about the potential

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

20. 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?

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

22. thank you for listening @m1ke_ellis slideshare.net/dmje electronicmuseum.org.uk

23. thanks to these people too “ 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 Ti kitag ( http://www.touchatag.com/ ) / Violet ( http://www.violet.net/ ) / Nabaztag ( http://www.na baztag.com/ )/ Botanicall s ( http://www.botanicalls.com/ ) / Am bient Umbrella ( http:// www.ambientdevices.com/products/umbre lla.html ) / Wikitude ( ht tp://www.mobilizy.com/ ) / Cityware ( http ://www.cityware.org.uk/ )