Comments on: Internet Actu interview: AG on ubiquitous computing http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/ Insight and commentary from Studies and Observations, New York City Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:19:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: fredshouse.net http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-4 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:04:31 +0000 http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-4 <strong>everyware...</strong> I'm looking forward to Adam Greenfield's forthcoming book Everyware. Mark the date, February 17, 2006, and be there. In the meanwhile, have a read of this nice interview with Adam. Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be...... everyware…

I’m looking forward to Adam Greenfield’s forthcoming book Everyware. Mark the date, February 17, 2006, and be there. In the meanwhile, have a read of this nice interview with Adam. Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be……

]]> by: veryplain » Blog Archive » Adam Greenfield http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-3 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:45:31 +0000 http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-3 [...] An interview with Adam Greenfield, author of the upcoming book Everyware where he speaks about his idea of ubiquitous / pervasive computing, which he calls&#8230; everyware. The english translation is from the studiesblog (which he writes), as it was originally in French. Some good points made including&#8230; Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be best regarded as a symptom of a deeper paradigm just now unfolding. For me, it’s fundamentally about the surfacing of information that has always been latent in our lives; pattern recognition and machine inference based on large amounts of such information; and about the domain and scale of technical mediation contemplated - both wider and narrower, higher and lower than has been the case previously&#8230;When I talk about “surfacing information that has always been latent in our lives,” I mean putting precise numerical values on one’s present location, on what task we might happen to be currently engaged in, and in whose company; even on things like daily caloric intake or voice stress or urine chemistry. I mean making those values broadly accessible. I mean permitting operations to be performed on such values or aggregations of same, such that algorithmic guidance and control can be installed. [...] […] An interview with Adam Greenfield, author of the upcoming book Everyware where he speaks about his idea of ubiquitous / pervasive computing, which he calls… everyware. The english translation is from the studiesblog (which he writes), as it was originally in French. Some good points made including… Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be best regarded as a symptom of a deeper paradigm just now unfolding. For me, it’s fundamentally about the surfacing of information that has always been latent in our lives; pattern recognition and machine inference based on large amounts of such information; and about the domain and scale of technical mediation contemplated - both wider and narrower, higher and lower than has been the case previously…When I talk about “surfacing information that has always been latent in our lives,” I mean putting precise numerical values on one’s present location, on what task we might happen to be currently engaged in, and in whose company; even on things like daily caloric intake or voice stress or urine chemistry. I mean making those values broadly accessible. I mean permitting operations to be performed on such values or aggregations of same, such that algorithmic guidance and control can be installed. […]

]]> by: fredshouse.net http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-2 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:48:58 +0000 http://www.studies-observations.com/blog/2006/01/11/internet-actu-interview-ag-on-ubiquitous-computing/#comment-2 <strong>everyware...</strong> I'm looking forward to Adam Greenfield's forthcoming book Everyware ; mark the date: February 17, 2006. In the meanwhile, have a read of this nice interview with Adam. Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be best regarded...... everyware…

I’m looking forward to Adam Greenfield’s forthcoming book Everyware ; mark the date: February 17, 2006. In the meanwhile, have a read of this nice interview with Adam. Ubicomp is far more than “smart” objects, which might be best regarded……

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